Functional Foods in Cancer Prevention and Therapy

Functional Foods in Cancer Prevention and Therapy presents the wide range of functional foods associated with the prevention and treatment of cancer. In recent decades, researchers have made progress in our understanding of the association between functional food and cancer, especially as it relates to cancer treatment and prevention. Specifically, substantial evidence from epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies show that various food components may alter cancer risk, the prognosis after cancer onset, and the quality of life after cancer treatment. The book documents the therapeutic roles of well-known functional foods and explains their role in cancer therapy.

The book presents complex cancer patterns and evidence of the effective ways to control cancers with the use of functional foods. This book will serve as informative reference for researchers focused on the role of food in cancer prevention and physicians and clinicians involved in cancer treatment.

Discusses the role of functional foods in cancer therapyPresents research-based evidence of the role of herbs and bioactive foods in cancer treatment and preventionProvides the most current, concise, scientific information regarding the efficacy of functional foods in preventing cancer and improving the quality of lifeExplores antioxidants, phytochemicals, nutraceuticals, herbal medicine and supplements in relation to cancer prevention and treatmentContains a clinical approach to the use of functional foods to prevent and treat cancerEmphasizes the role and mechanism of functional foods, including the characterization of active compounds on cancer prevention and treatment

1. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Cancer Prevention and Therapy 2. Bioactive Compounds for Cancer Prevention and Therapy 3. Plants as Functional Foods in Cancer Prevention and Therapy 4. Nutritional and Dietary Supplements in Cancer Prevention and Therapy 5. Protective and Therapeutic Effects of Diosgenin, a Food Saponin 6. Dietary Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention and Therapy 7. Role of Antioxidants in Cancer Prevention and Treatment 8. Natural Compounds as Preventive and Therapeutic Potentials of Cancer 9. Traditional Islamic and Arabic Functional Foods in Cancer Prevention and Therapy 10. Indian Herbal Medicine and their Functional Components in Cancer Therapy and Prevention 11. Preventive and Therapeutic Role of Herbal Medicine in Cancer 12. Complementary and Alternative Strategies for Cancer Prevention and Therapy 13. Nutrigenomics and Functional Food: Implications for Cancer Prevention and Treatment 14. Overview of Prebiotics in Cancer Prevention and Therapy 15. Relationship between Functional Food and Tumor Metabolism 16. Targeting Cancer Stem Cells by Functional Food for Cancer Prevention and Therapy 17. Targeted Cancer Therapy with Bioactive Food and Their Products 18. Functional Foods: Clinical Applications in Cancer Prevention and Therapy