Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Prostate Cancer

A Comprehensive Approach
Herausgeber: Harikumar, K B

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a summary of prostate cancer (incidence, epidemiology, current treatment options).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 175mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9781498729871
• ISBN-10: 1498729878
• Artikelnr.: 47224029

Autorenporträt

K. B. Harikumar, Ph.D., received his bachelor's and master's degrees in biochemistry from Nagpur University in India. His doctoral research on cancer chemoprevention by natural products was conducted under the direction of Dr. Ramadasan Kuttan at Amala Cancer Research Center, affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University at Kottayam in India. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters to his credit. His major research focuses are cancer chemoprevention, ubiquitination and nuclear factor kappa B signaling, and the role of bioactive lipids in cell signaling.

Inhaltsangabe

Prostate cancer: an introduction. Prostate cancer epidemiology. Molecular
biology of prostate cancer. Current treatments and reasons for treatment
failure. Preclinical status of novel approaches for prostate cancer
therapy. Triterpenoids and sesquiterpenes. Curcumin.
Resveratrol.Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Prostate
Cancer: From Bench to Bedside. Phyllanthus sp: Bitter melon extract. Kava.
Plumbagin. Urokinase inhibitors from plants. Chinese Herbal among Prostate
Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan. lternol.Betel
leaf.Spice derived anticancer molecules for prostate cancer. Nutraceuticals
and prostate cancer. Isoflavinoids. Pomegranate. Green tea. Broccoli.
Pomi-T supplements. Other forms of CAM. Yoga and prostate cancer.
Acupuncture. Homeopathy. Siddha medicines.