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Nutrition and cancer prevention : new insights into the role of phytochemicals / edited under the auspices of the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Holman Biotech Commons R850.A1 A39 v.492 2001
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
American Institute for Cancer Research.
American Institute for Cancer Research. Conference 1999 : Washington, D.C.)
Series:
Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 492.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 492
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Neoplasms--prevention & control.
Functional foods.
Phytochemicals--Therapeutic use.
Phytochemicals.
Cancer--Diet therapy.
Dietary Supplements.
Nutrition.
Plant Extracts.
Diet, Vegetarian.
Cancer--Chemoprevention--Congresses.
Cancer.
Cancer--Chemoprevention.
Cancer--Diet therapy--Congresses.
Phytochemicals--Therapeutic use--Congresses.
Functional foods--Congresses.
Medical Subjects:
Neoplasms--prevention & control.
Dietary Supplements.
Nutrition.
Plant Extracts.
Diet, Vegetarian.
Genre:
Conference papers and proceedings.
Physical Description:
xii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Other Title:
New insights into the role of phytochemicals
Place of Publication:
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2001]
Contents:
Soybeans and cancer prevention: a complex food and a complex disease
Dietary soy reduces colon carcinogenesis in humans and rats
Soy and risk of hormone-related and other cancers
Role of tomatoes, tomato products and lycopene in cancer prevention
Tea and tea polyphenols n cancer prevention
Effects of tea polyphenols on the signal transduction pathways
Mechanisms by which garlic and allyl sulfur compounds suppress carcinogen bioactivation
Antiproliferative effects of garlic-derived and other allium related compounds
Considering the mechanisms of cancer prevention by selenium
Selenium metabolism and mechanisms of cancer prevention
Apoptosis and angiogenesis in cancer prevention by selenium
Resveratrol inhibits the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in mammary epithelial cells
The world of resveratrol
The effects of resveratrol on CYP1A1 expression and aryl hydrocarbon receptor function in vitro
Herbals and cancer
The role of dietary supplements in health
The beta-carotene story
Dietary intervention strategies: validity, execution and interpretation of outcomes
Nutrition and cancer prevention: new insights into the role of phytochemicals. Future directions
Chemoprevention: progress and opportunity.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0306465450
OCLC:
45750512

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