Secondary metabolites with antitumor activity: a review

Cancer is a disease that presents as its main characteristic the uncontrolled growth of cells, which currently numerous people annually. The available treatments such chemotherapy cause many adverse effects in cancer patients because it also reaches viable cells body. Plants have wide variety pharmacologically active compounds and are major sources for development new drugs with oncological potential. Biodiversity has been prospected recent decades to discover develop safer more effective battle against cancer, acting selectively fewer toxic effects. Some used treatment derived from plants. Therefore, present review aimed address general aspects pharmacological potential secondary metabolites treatment. Through bibliographic survey, concluded there much be explored plants therapeutic possibilities.