Bioactive Components, Diet and Medical Treatment in Cancer Prevention
The high rate of urbanization and a steady increase in per capita income has improved the socio-economic status of people all over the world. This has resulted in drastic changes in their lifestyle and food consumption patterns, where traditional foods ar
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active Components, Diet and Medical Treatment in Cancer Prevention
Bioactive Components, Diet and Medical Treatment in Cancer Prevention
Mostafa I. Waly · Mohammad Shafiur Rahman Editors
Bioactive Components, Diet and Medical Treatment in Cancer Prevention
Editors Mostafa I. Waly Department of Food Science and Nutrition College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
Mohammad Shafiur Rahman Department of Food Science and Nutrition College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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….. Cancer is not cured with surgical instruments, but with a vegetarian diet and medicinal herbs… Hippocrates
Preface
Cancer is a major public health concern not only in the Western countries but also in other parts of the world. Although modern advancements and techniques play a significant role in the treatment of cancer, cancer morbidity and mortality is still on the rise. Current research supports the notion that the primary intervention for cancer relies mainly on combating etiological and risk factors associated with cancer incidence. This approach might be succeeded through lifestyle modifications and adopting dietary intervention strategies including increase in consumption of bioactive components and functional foods that have anticancer therapeutic effects by stimulating DNA repair mechanism, promoting production of
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