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Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Cancer Prevention

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ISBN-10: 0813818540

ISBN-13: 9780813818542

Edition: 2003

Authors: Ronald Ross Watson

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Cancer is a leading cause of death among adults but research shows that the chances of developing cancer can be reduced by lifestyle changes. Increasing numbers of people use dietary vegetables, medicinal herbs, and plant extracts to prevent or treat cancer. Their availability as "over the counter" supplements has contributed to an explosion in the use of herbal extracts and related compounds for health enhancement. This vital resource brings together the worlds leading experts' research, their conclusions and recommendations on functional foods and nutraceuticals in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Research professionals, academics, hospital-based dietitians, nutritionists,…    
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List price: $224.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/7/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 315
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Approaches to Cancer Prevention: Role of Nutrition
Antioxidants as Cancer Therapies
Cancer and Nutrition
Vitamin E in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Chemical Versus Food Forms of Selenium in Cancer Prevention
Nutrients to Stimulate Cellular Immunity: Role in Cancer Prevention and Therapy
Nutrition and Skin Cancer Risk Prevention
Nutritional Strategies for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs in Cancer Prevention
Tomato and Cancer
The Role of Dietary Fiber in Colon Cancer Prevention
Soy Food and Breast Cancer