Natural Products for Cancer Chemoprevention : Single Compounds and Combinations

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Chemoprevention of Cancer: Past, Present, and Future -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Scientific Basis for Chemoprevention -- 1.3 Drugs for Chemoprevention of Cancer -- 1.4 The Need for New Synthetic Drugs -- 1.5 New Vistas in Chemoprevention -- 1.6 Chemoprevention of Pancreatic Carcinogenesis as a Special Target -- 1.7 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 2: Resveratrol for Cancer Prevention: Current Gaps and Opportunities -- 2.1 The Need for Cancer Prevention -- 2.2 Therapeutic Prevention -- 2.3 Requirements of a Preventive Therapy and Consideration of the Target Population -- 2.4 Resveratrol -- 2.5 Molecular Promiscuity: An Advantage for Cancer Prevention -- 2.6 Resveratrol Safety -- 2.7 Resveratrol Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics -- 2.8 Colorectal Cancer: Identifying the Optimal Dose for Prevention -- 2.9 Further Clinical Evidence Supporting a Role for Resveratrol in Colorectal Cancer Prevention -- 2.10 Towards a Colorectal Polyp Prevention Trial -- 2.11 Skin Cancer -- 2.12 Breast Cancer -- 2.13 Prostate Cancer -- 2.14 Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 3: Pterostilbene as a Potent Chemopreventive Agent in Cancer -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Pterostilbene: History, Molecular Characteristics and Pharmacology -- 3.3 Anti-inflammatory Effects of Pterostilbene in Cancer -- 3.4 Antioxidative Effects of Pterostilbene in Cancer -- 3.5 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Pterostilbene in Cancer -- 3.6 Epigenetic Effects of Pterostilbene in Cancer -- 3.7 Effects of Pterostilbene in Organ-Specific Cancers -- 3.7.1 Breast Cancer -- 3.7.2 Colorectal Cancer -- 3.7.3 Lung Cancer -- 3.7.4 Prostate Cancer -- 3.7.5 Leukemia and Lymphoma -- 3.7.6 Liver Cancer -- 3.7.7 Melanoma -- 3.7.8 Head and Neck Cancers -- 3.7.9 Pancreatic Cancer -- 3.7.10 Cervical Cancer..

Medienart:

E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

©2020

Erschienen:

Cham: Springer International Publishing AG ; 2020

©2020

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pezzuto, John M. [VerfasserIn]
Vang, Ole [Mitwirkende/r]

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ISBN:

978-3-030-39855-2

Themen:

Cancer
Cancer-Prevention
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1 online resource (639 pages)

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

1770948147