Bioactive foods and extracts : cancer treatment and prevention /: cancer treatment and prevention. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy.
• Other Names: Watson, Ronald R (Ronald Ross); Preedy, Victor R
• Contents: Section I. Herbal Medicines and Bioactive Foods and Cancer Treatment: Glucosinolates in Brassica and Cancer -- MK615, an Extract of the Japanese Apricot (ume) -- Rhodiola and Related Plants -- Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine and Cancer Treatment/Prevention -- Indian Vegetarian Diet and Cancer Prevention -- Isothiocyanate-Modified Pathways in Cancer Prevention and Treatment -- Is Tulsi a Panacea for Cancer Prevention and/or Therapy? -- Culinary Spices in Cancer Chemoprevention -- Section II. Bioactive Foods and Supplements in Cancer Prevention: Bioactive Foods in Cancer Prevention -- Curcumin-Mediated Cellular Responses in Chemical Carcinogenesis -- Prunes and Plums in Health Promotion -- Cancer Preventive Phytochemicals from Southeast Asian Countries -- Mushroom-Derived Substances for Cancer Prevention and Treatment -- Dietary Phytochemicals in Prevention and during Cancer Treatment -- Effect of Phytochemicals on Stress Management and Mental Health -- Fruits, Vegetables, and Their Extracts in Health of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract -- Significance of Processing for the Chemopreventive Potential of Tomato-Based Products -- Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Cancer Risk -- Section III. Cancers Specific, Targeted Therapies with Bioactive Foods and Their Products: Bioactive Foods and Extracts in Prostate Cancer Prevention -- Control of Prostate Cancer Proliferation and Gene Expression Using Herbal Supplements -- Plant-Derived Antioxidants and Use in Prevention and Treatment of Prostate Cancer -- Cruciferous Vegetables and Their Components in the Prevention of Breast Cancer -- The Role of Flavonoids in Fruits and Vegetables Related to Breast Cancer Prevention -- Chemopreventive Properties of Ginseng Compounds on Colon Cancer -- Effects of Pentacyclic Triterpenes from Olives on Colon Cancer -- Fruit Phenolics in Colon Cancer Prevention and Treatment -- Diet, Epigenetics, and Colonic Fermentation and Their Role in Colorectal Cancer -- Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Colorectal Cancer -- Plants Antioxidants and Lung Cancer Risk -- Epidemiologic Review of Head and Neck Cancers, Oral Precancers, and Dietary Risk Factors in India -- Section IV. Nonbotanical Dietary Components: Vitamin D and Cancer -- Dietary Selenium and Liver Cancer -- Cancer, Probiotics, and Clinical Practice -- Indian Herbal Medicine for Cancer Therapy and Prevention -- Dietary Intake and the Development of Lung Cancer -- Herbs and Bioactive Compounds in Prevention and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- New Zealand Christmas Tree -- Nutrition and Colorectal Cancer -- Feijoa (Pineapple Guava) Fruit -- Indian Bael (Aegle marmelos) for the Prevention/Treatment of Cancer.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 643 pages), illustrations, map
• Subjects: 616.99/4; Cancer -- Diet therapy; Cancer -- Alternative treatment; Herbs -- Therapeutic use; Functional foods; Medicine; MEDICAL -- Oncology; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer; Cancer -- Alternative treatment; Cancer -- Diet therapy; Functional foods; Herbs -- Therapeutic use; Neoplasms -- diet therapy; Dietary Supplements; Medicine, Traditional; Plant Extracts -- therapeutic use; Plants, Medicinal -- chemistry; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439816219; 1439816212
• Related ISBNs: 9781439816196; 1439816190
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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