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- ItemOpen AccessInvestigating the role of growth hormone receptor in oesophageal squamous-cell carcinoma.(2013) Krivochiev, Boris; Hendricks, Denver; Hadley, KateSquamous-cell carcinoma of the oesophagus is a formidable disease which poses a significant health risk in developing countries where incidence is high and survival is low. Investigating the poorly understood mechanisms involved in oesophageal tumourigenesis may provide a platform to develop improved diagnostic techniques and therapies. The growth hormone (GH) signalling axis is important for proper cellular and organ system function. The axis has been shown to play a role in a number of cancers.