Nutrition and Cancer Prevention (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Moon, Thomas; Micozzi, Marc S.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Scientific advances have led to the recognition that many chronic diseases such as cancer may be preventable. In this volume, 36 contributions test cancer prevention hypotheses, attempt to interpret their results, and provide a guide to the background, rationale, and selection of cancer prevention agents.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000447279
• Artikelnr.: 61680343

Autorenporträt

Thomas Moon (AZ Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA), Marc S. Micozzi (Armed Froces Institite of Pathology, Washington D.C.)

Inhaltsangabe

Part One RATIONALE FOR NUTRITIONAL PREVENTION OF CANCER 1. General
Introduction: Rationale for the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer 2.
Mechanisms for Nutritional Inhibition of Carcinogenesis 3. Experimental
Evidence on the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer 33 4. Human
Epidemiological Evidence on the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer Part Two
MEmODOLOGIC ISSUES FOR NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT 5. Analysis of Micronutrients
in Foods 6. Dietary Assessment Methods 7. Methods for Detennination of
Retinoids, a-Tocopherols, and Carotenoids in Human Serum, Plasma and Other
Tissues Part Three EVIDENCE ON MICRONUTRIENTS AND CANCER PREVENTION 8.
Foods, Micronutrients, and Reduction of Human Cancer 9. Retinoids for the
Prevention of Cancer 10. /3-Carotene, Canthaxanthin, and Phytoene 11.
Calcium, Vitamin D, and the Prevention of Gastrointestinal Cancer 12.
a-Tocopherols (Vitamin E) 13. Ascorbic Acid in Cancer Prevention 14.
Selenium Part Four PLANNING, CONDUCT, AND INTERPRETATION OF CANCER
PREVENTION TRIALS 15. Approach to Selection of Agents for Cancer Prevention
Trials 16. Design of Prevention Trials 17. Choice of Populations for Cancer
Prevention Trials 18. The Effects of Subject Selection Factors in Cancer
Prevention Trials 19. Endpoint Identification: Selection and Ascertainment
20. Practical Aspects of Cancer Prevention Trials Baron 21. Data and Safety
Monitoring 22. Aspects of the Analysis and Reporting of Cancer Prevention
Trials 23. Future Strategies for Cancer Prevention Trials