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Bioactive Compounds and Cancer

By PhD , John A. Milner , Nadia Howlader MS , Sean F. Altekruse DVM , Brenda K. Edwards PHD (auth.) , Donato F. Romagnolo (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Humana Press
Year
2010
ISBN
1607616262, 9781607616269
DOI
10.1007/978-1-60761-627-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11135850 bytes)
Series
Nutrition and Health
Edition
1
Pages
882\839
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Clinical Nutrition; Nutrition; Metabolic Diseases;

Description

Because of the wealth of new information generated by the scientific community during the last decade on the role of nutrition on cancer risk, this book provides a forum for presentation and discussion of recent scientific data and highlights a set of dietary recommendations. Bioactive Compounds and Cancer presents chapters that highlight laboratory and clinical findings on how selected nutrients function as signaling molecules and, as such, influence cellular behavior and cancer predisposition. This important compendium focuses on understanding the role of nutrition in cancer biology, the molecular action of bioactive food components and xenobiotics on cancer risk, the role of dietary components in cancer prevention and/or treatment, and nutrition education with the most up to date dietary recommendations that may reduce cancer risk. This volume will be of interest to specialized health professionals, clinicians, nurses, basic and clinical researchers, graduate students, and health officials of public and private organizations.

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