Breadcrumbs Section. Click here to navigate to respective pages.
Book
Book
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
DOI link for Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention book
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
DOI link for Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention book
Get Citation
ABSTRACT
� Epidemiological studies have estimated that approximately 35 percent of cancers are potentially avoidable by nutritional modification. These modifications include strategies such as caloric restriction and limitation of specific macro-nutrient groups. However, recent research indicates that what you eat may well be just as important as what you s
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I Introduction
chapter 1|24 pages
Epidemiology of Breast, Prostate, and Colon Cancers
chapter 2|32 pages
How Dietary Components Protect from Cancer
part |2 pages
PART II: Dietary Components That Protect from Cancer: Vitamins
chapter 4|14 pages
Anticarcinogenic Activity of Natural and Synthetic Carotenoids
chapter 7|14 pages
Vitamin C Blocks Carcinogenic Tumor Formation
part |2 pages
PART III: Dietary Components That Protect from Cancer: Minerals
chapter 9|12 pages
Calcium and Chemoprevention of Colon Cancer
chapter 10|32 pages
Relationship of Selenium Intake to Cancer
part |2 pages
PART IV: Dietary Components That Protect from Cancer: Phytosterols
part |2 pages
PART V: Dietary Components That Protect from Cancer: Polyphenols
chapter 13|22 pages
Classification, Dietary Sources, Absorption, Bioavailability, and Metabolism of Flavonoids
chapter 14|18 pages
Isoflavones, Soybean Phytoestrogens, and Cancer
chapter 15|12 pages
Implications of Flavonoids as a Sex Hormone Source
chapter 16|26 pages
Flavonoids as Inhibitors of Tumor Metastasis
chapter 17|18 pages
Catechins and Inhibitory Activity against Carcinogenesis
chapter 18|16 pages
Cancer Chemoprotective Activity of Stilbenes: Resveratrol
chapter 19|26 pages
Flaxseed and Lignans: Effects on Breast Cancer
part |2 pages
PART VI Dietary Components That Protect from Cancer: Isothiocyanates
part |2 pages
PART VII Dietary Components That Protect from Cancer: Saponins
chapter 22|28 pages
Anticancer Activity of Ginseng and Soy Saponins
part |2 pages
PART VIII: Dietary Components That Protect Cancer: Specialized Lipids
chapter 23|16 pages
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer Prevention
part |2 pages
PART IX Dietary Cancer Risk Factors
