Natural compounds for cancer treatment and prevention

Natural compounds for cancer treatment and prevention.

We describe here the main natural compounds used in cancer therapy and prevention, the historical aspects of their application and pharmacognosy. Two major applications of these compounds are described: as cancer therapeutics and as chemopreventive compounds. Both natural compounds, extracted from plants or animals or produced by microbes (antibiotics), and synthetic compounds, derived from nat...

Natural Compounds in Cancer Prevention and Treatment Book of Abstracts

Perspectives for cancer prevention with natural compounds.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Despite the estimated 565,650 deaths in 2008 of Americans as a result of cancer, it is mostly a preventable disease. Simply by modification of diet, maintenance of optimum body weight, and regular physical activity, 30% to 40% of all instances of cancer could be prevented. Modification of diet alone by increasing vegetable and fr...

Prevention and Treatment of Cancer

در بدن یک انسان بیش از ۳۰ میلیارد سلول به گونه ای در کنار یکدیگر جای گرفته اند که عملکرد بهینه کل مجموعه به بهترین شیوه تضمین گردد. تقسیم سلولهای طبیعی و تولید سلولهای جدید، تنها در شرایطی صورت می گیرد که از یک سو جایگزینی سلولهای جدید به دلایلی نظیر مرگ سلولهای پیر و یا آسیب سلولهای قدیمی ضرورت داشته باشد و از سوی دیگر دستور آغاز تقسیم توسط سلولهای مجاور به یک سلول ابلاغ گردد. یک سلول سرطانی ا...

Natural Bioactives in Cancer Treatment and Prevention

1Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan 2Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan 3Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan 4Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077 5Tissue Culture ...