| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 643 pages) : illustrations, map |
| 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 |
| Summary |
Vegetables, fruits, and herbs have been used as cancer preventatives for millennia. But the research community is currently experiencing a surge in information related to the effect of plant products in cancer treatment. "Bioactive Foods and Extracts: Cancer Treatment and Prevention" organizes these cutting-edge findings. It also addresses the wide availability of botanicals and their extracts and how their use is largely unregulated, particularly in the United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Diet therapy.
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Cancer -- Alternative treatment.
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use.
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Functional foods.
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Dietary supplements.
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Neoplasms -- diet therapy
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Dietary Supplements
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Medicine, Traditional
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Plant Extracts -- therapeutic use
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Plants, Medicinal -- chemistry
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MEDICAL -- Oncology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
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Dietary supplements
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Cancer -- Alternative treatment
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Cancer -- Diet therapy
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Functional foods
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross)
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Preedy, Victor R.
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| ISBN |
9781439816219 |
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1439816212 |
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9781466547650 |
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1466547650 |
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