| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Diet and cancer |
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Diet and cancer (Series)
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| Contents |
Cruciferous vegetables and biological activity of isothiocyanates and indoles -- Green leafy vegetables in cancer prevention -- The role of tomato lycopene in cancer prevention -- [Beta]-carotene and other carotenoids in cancer prevention -- The role of alliums and their sulfur and selenium constituents in cancer prevention -- Molecular mechanisms of chemoprevention with capsaicinoids for chili peppers -- Influence of dietary soy isoflavones genistein and daidzein on genotoxicity and mammary carcinogenicity in rats exposed to the model carcinogen 7, 12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) -- The potential roles of seeds and seed bioactives on the prevention and treatment of breast and prostate cancer -- Nuts as part of a whole diet approach to cancer prevention -- Whole grains and their constituents in the prevention of colon cancer |
| Summary |
Vegetables, Whole Grains and their Derivatives in Cancer Prevention looks in detail at the evidence regarding the effects and mechanisms of action of potentially cancer-preventive components and their sources from plant kingdom. The book covers current knowledge on certain foods and their constituents in cancer prevention, such as cruciferous and green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains, tomato lycopene and carotenoids, alliums and their sulphur and selenium constituents, and capsaicinoids from chilli peppers. It focuses not only on single compounds but aims to widen the view by di |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Nutritional aspects.
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Cancer -- Prevention.
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Diet therapy.
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Vegetables.
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Grain.
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Neoplasms -- diet therapy
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Diet Therapy
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Vegetables
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Edible Grain
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grain (seed)
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
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MEDICAL -- Oncology.
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Médecine.
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Vegetables
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Grain
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Diet therapy
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Cancer -- Nutritional aspects
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Cancer -- Prevention
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mutanen, Marja
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Pajari, Anne-Maria.
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| LC no. |
2010936635 |
| ISBN |
9789048198009 |
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9048198003 |
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9789048197996 |
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9048197996 |
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