ABSTRACT
Chemoprevention is an emerging and promising approach to control human cancer. Several natural products have been proven to have potentials as anticancer agents. Resveratrol is one such compound. Recently, increasing interest has focused on examining the effect of resveratrol in breast cancer prevention and treatment. The present review summarizes the recent studies on the role of resveratrol in cancer prevention and therapy, especially in human breast cancer, that provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms of resveratrol. The estrogenic activity of resveratrol, as well as its
in vitro
and
in vivo
antiproliferative and chemoprotective activities, will be discussed here.
