Bioactive components, diet and medical treatment in cancer prevention. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mostafa I. Waly, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, editors.
• Editors: Waly, Mostafa I; Rahman, Shafiur
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Risk Factors for Cancer: Genetic and Environment; 1 Introduction; 2 Environmental Risk Factors; 2.1 Tobacco; 2.2 Alcohol; 2.3 Occupational Carcinogens; 2.4 Environmental Pollution; 3 Diet Risk Factor; 3.1 Food Contaminants; 3.2 Aflatoxins; 3.3 Chemicals and Pesticides; 3.4 Food Additives; 4 Genetic Predisposition; 5 Interrelationship of Genetic Risk and Environmental Risk Factors; 6 Awareness of Risk Factors; 7 Conclusion; References; Anticancer Potential of Dietary Polyphenols; 1 Introduction; 2 Properties of Polyphenols. 3.2.6 Mediation of Cellular Signaling: Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Pathway Modulation3.2.7 Mediation of Cellular Signaling: Cell Cycle Arrest; 3.2.8 Mediation of Cellular Signaling: Apoptotic Pathway Induction; 3.2.9 Epigenetic Modifications; 3.2.10 Glycolytic Inhibition; 4 Adjunctive Therapy; 5 Conclusion; References; Natural Products and Their Benefits in Cancer Prevention; 1 Introduction; 2 Antioxidant Properties of Natural Plants; 3 Anticancer Properties of Selected Natural Products; 4 Conclusion; References; Cinnamon as a Cancer Therapeutic Agent; 1 Introduction. 2 Cinnamon as a Cancer Prevention2.1 Species of Cinnamon; 2.2 Chemical and Phytochemical Composition of Cinnamon; 2.3 Medical Uses of Cinnamon; 2.3.1 Cinnamon in Disease and Infection Prevention; 2.3.2 Cinnamon and Cancer Treatment; 2.4 Mechanism of Action of Cinnamon Against Cancer; 2.4.1 Antioxidant Property; 2.4.2 Anti-inflammatory Activity; 2.4.3 Antimicrobial Activity; 2.4.4 Insulin Potentiating Activity; 2.5 Toxicity of Overdose; 3 Conclusion; References; Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) as a Preventive Biomaterial for Cancer; 1 Introduction; 2 Nutritional Composition of Broccoli. 3 Phytochemicals in Broccoli4 Anticancer Effects as Evidenced from Cell Line Studies; 5 Anticancer Effects as Evidence from Animal Trial; 6 Clinical Trials; 7 Conclusion; References; Garlic Preventive Effect on Cancer Development; 1 Introduction; 2 Medicinal Aspects of Allium Foods; 3 Anticancer Effects of Garlic; 4 Bioavailability of Garlic-Derived Compounds; 5 Garlic as a Phytochemical Agent; 6 Conclusion; References; Antioxidant and Health Properties of Beehive Products Against Oxidative Stress-Mediated Carcinogenesis; 1 Introduction; 2 Beehive Products and Cancer; 2.1 Honey; 2.2 Pollen.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.99/4052; Medicine; Cancer -- Prevention; Cancer -- Nutritional aspects; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Cancer -- Nutritional aspects; Cancer -- Prevention; Oncology; Medical -- Oncology; Oncology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319756936; 3319756931
• Related ISBNs: 9783319756929; 3319756923
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 12, 2018).
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