Dietary phytochemicals and cancer chemoprevention

Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer with Dietary Phytochemicals

Cancer chemoprevention by dietary phytochemicals: promises and pitfalls.

Research over the past decade has provided convincing evidence to support the premise that phytochemicals from the diet offer protection against cancer risk. A large number of dietary phytochemicals have been demonstrated to exhibit anticancer activities by interfering with multiple signaling pathways aberrant in cancer. These agents target a plethora of cellular molecules and molecular pathway...

Chemoprevention of prostate cancer by major dietary phytochemicals.

Prostate cancer continues to be one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the United States. Options exist to treat localized disease, including surgery, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy, but clinical management of advanced prostate cancer is challenging. In the past few decades, chemoprevention involving naturally-occu...

New strategies in cancer chemoprevention by phytochemicals.

Fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and/or beverages are typical foods containing various phytochemicals that have been used for prevention and treatment of a variety of human ailments since time immemorial. Nowadays, a large number of individuals are motivating towards the use of phytochemicals inorder to prevent or treat chronic diseases. Recent research efforts have been greatly emphasized on ...

Cancer Chemoprevention by Phytochemicals: Nature's Healing Touch.

Phytochemicals are an important part of traditional medicine and have been investigated in detail for possible inclusion in modern medicine as well. These compounds often serve as the backbone for the synthesis of novel therapeutic agents. For many years, phytochemicals have demonstrated encouraging activity against various human cancer models in pre-clinical assays. Here, we discuss select phy...