Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Cancer
eBook - PDF

Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Cancer

Dietary Approaches for Cancer Prevention

  1. 640 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Cancer

Dietary Approaches for Cancer Prevention

About this book

Increasing scientific evidence suggests that the majority of diseases including cancer are driven by oxidative stress and inflammation, attributed to environmental factors. These factors either drive genetic mutations or epigenetically modify expression of key regulatory genes. These changes can occur as early as gestational fetal development, and

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781466503700
eBook ISBN
9781466503717
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editor
  6. Contributors
  7. Chapter 1 - Overview on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Cancer Initiation/Progression, and How to Prevent Carcinogenesis/Cancer
  8. Chapter 2 - Overview of Obesity, Inflammation, and Cancer
  9. Chapter 3 - Inflammation-Induced Esophageal and Colon Adenocarcinoma Formation in Animal Models: Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis and Prevention
  10. Chapter 4 - Overview of Common Dietary Phytochemicals Possessing Antioxidant Properties through Nrf2
  11. Chapter 5 - Signal Transduction and Molecular Targets of Dietary Cancer-Preventive Phytochemicals
  12. Chapter 6 - Biomarkers for Diet in Cancer Prevention Studies
  13. Chapter 7 - Metabolism and Transport of Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Phytochemicals across the Gastrointestinal Tract
  14. Chapter 8 - Pharmacokinetics of Dietary Isothiocyanates and Flavonoids
  15. Chapter 9 - Retinoic Acid Signaling in Hematopoiesis and Immune Functions, and Options for Chemoprevention
  16. Chapter 10 - Vitamin D and Inflammation in Cancer: Emerging Concepts
  17. Chapter 11 - Vitamin E Family of Compounds and Cancer Prevention
  18. Chapter 12 - The Protective Role of Vitamin E in Inflammation and Cancer
  19. Chapter 13 - Vitamin D and Cancer: Research Update and Clinical Recommendations
  20. Chapter 14 - Plant and Marine Sources of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Inflammation, and Cancer Prevention
  21. Chapter 15 - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cancer Prevention
  22. Chapter 16 - Anti-Inflammatory and Proresolving Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid: Implications for Its Chemopreventive Potential
  23. Chapter 17 - Green Tea and Cancer Prevention
  24. Chapter 18 - Curcumin from Turmeric Spice, Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Phytochemical, and Cancer Prevention
  25. Chapter 19 - Flavonoids: Impact on Prostate Cancer and Breast Cancer
  26. Chapter 20 - Cancer Prevention by Isoflavone
  27. Chapter 21 - Anti-Inflammatory Efficacy of Silibinin: Role in Cancer Chemoprevention
  28. Chapter 22 - Cancer Prevention by Antioxidant Compounds from Berries
  29. Chapter 23 - Garlic and Cancer Prevention
  30. Chapter 24 - Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Chemoprevention with Benzyl Isothiocyanate
  31. Chapter 25 - Suppression of Prostate Carcinogenesis by Dietary Isothiocyanates
  32. Chapter 26 - Cancer Prevention with Selenium: Costly Lessons and Difficult but Bright Future Prospects
  33. Chapter 27 - Chemoprevention of Lung Cancer by Ginseng
  34. Chapter 28 - Anti-Inflammatory Botanical Dietary Supplements for Women’s Health: Role in Breast Cancer Prevention?
  35. Chapter 29 - PHY906, a Cancer Adjuvant Therapy, Differentially Affects Inflammation of Different Tissues
  36. Chapter 30 - Lipoic Acid in the Prevention and Treatment of Inflammatory Disease and Cancer
  37. Chapter 31 - Epigenetic Modifications by Dietary Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention
  38. Chapter 32 - Nutritional Phytochemicals and the Management of Chronic Inflammation
  39. Back Cover