| Description |
xvii, 250 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Diet and cancer ; 2 |
| Contents |
Diet and cancer, how to prevent or cure tumors with the help of food, beverages, and their derivatives -- Cruciferous vegetables-and biological activity of isothiocyanates and indoles / Richard Mithen, Charlotte Armah, and Maria Traka -- Green leafy vegetables in cancer prevention / Marja Mutanen, Mikael Niku, and Seija Oikarinen -- The role of tomato lycopene in cancer prevention / Joseph Levy ... [et al.] -- [beta]-carotene and other carotenoids in cancer prevention / Yan Wang and Xiang-Dong Wang -- The role of alliums and their sulfur and selenium constituents in cancer prevention / Karam El-Bayoumy ... [et al.] -- Molecular mechanisms of chemoprevention with capsaicinoids from chili peppers / Young-Joon Surh and Joydeb Kumar Kundu -- Influence of dietary soy isoflavones genistein and daidzein on genotoxicity and mammary carcinogenicity in rats exposed to the model carcinogen 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) / Anane Aidoo and Mugimane G. Manjanatha -- The potential roles of seeds and seed bioactives on the prevention and treatment of breast and prostate cancer / Krista A. Power and Lilian U. Thompson -- Nuts as part of a whole diet approach to cancer prevention / Paul A. Davis -- Whole grains and their constituents in the prevention of colon cancer / Anne-Maria Pajari |
| Summary |
Vegetables, Whole Grains and their Derivatives in Cancer Prevention looks in detail at the evidence regarding the effects and mechanisms of action of potentially cancer-preventive components and their sources from plant kingdom. The book covers current knowledge on certain foods and their constituents in cancer prevention, such as cruciferous and green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains, tomato lycopene and carotenoids, alliums and their sulphur and selenium constituents, and capsaicinoids from chilli peppers. It focuses not only on single compounds but aims to widen the view by di |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Nutritional aspects.
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Cancer -- Prevention.
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Neoplasms -- diet therapy.
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Neoplasms -- prevention & control.
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Diet Therapy.
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Edible Grain.
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Vegetables.
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Edible Grain.
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Diet Therapy.
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Neoplasms -- diet therapy.
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Vegetables.
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| Author |
Mutanen, Marja.
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Pajari, Anne-Maria.
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| LC no. |
2010936635 |
| ISBN |
9048197996 |
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9789048197996 |
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