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Plants that Fight Cancer, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Plants that Fight Cancer, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Plants that Fight Cancer, Second Edition, is a compilation that
reviews cancer treatment and research-based information on the
plant kingdom as the source of both known and novel chemical
moieties and mixtures, many of them still under identification.
This new edition follows the organization of the first book with a
considerable expansion of content that more than doubles the volume
of information. Divided into four segments, the first part is
dedicated to a review of our current knowledge of cancer, the
different types and incidence, the molecular pathways of the
disease, and the various treatment protocols, with an emphasis on
chemotherapy. The second part is a brief journey in pharmacognosy,
with detailed information about each of the fourteen different
chemical groups of plant secondary metabolites, their use in cancer
chemotherapy, and updated information on the biotechnological
production of the most representative compounds in clinical
practice. The third part of the book comprises six chapters
dedicated to either plant chemotherapeutical approaches to specific
cancer types (e.g. bladder, prostate) or specific groups of plant
secondary metabolites with novel and promising properties for
cancer treatment (e.g. naphthoquinones, lectins, phenanthridone
alkaloids). The fourth part, containing investigative information
on almost 300 individual plant species with established anticancer
properties, either on a clinical or in vitro level, is with no
doubt the most analytical. This new edition contains chapters on
cytotoxic phenanthridone alkaloid constituents of the
Amaryllidaceae; naphthoquinone-contained anticancer terrestrial
plants; polyphenols and cancer immunology; medicinal plant
product-based fabrication nanoparticles (Au and Ag) and their
anticancer effects; bladder and prostate cancer; and plant lectins
in cancer treatment. FEATURES * Provides efficient information for
all kinds of cancer and plant chemotherapeutical approaches to
specific cancer types * Discusses specific groups of plant
secondary metabolites with novel and promising properties for
cancer treatment * Provides scientific information for medicinal
uses of various plants * Contains analytical information on almost
300 individual plant species with established anticancer
properties, either on a clinical or in vitro level * Focuses on
plant genera and species that are either already used in cancer
chemotherapy or have been identified with antitumor and
antileukemic properties to a bigger or lesser extent
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