Chemotherapy and Dietary Phytochemical Agents
Author
Source
Chemotherapy Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chemotherapy has been used for cancer treatment already for almost 70 years by targeting the proliferation potential and metastasising ability of tumour cells.
Despite the progress made in the development of potent chemotherapy drugs, their toxicity to normal tissues and adverse side effects in multiple organ systems as well as drug resistance have remained the major obstacles for the successful clinical use.
Cytotoxic agents decrease considerably the quality of life of cancer patients manifesting as acute complaints and impacting the life of survivors also for years after the treatment.
Toxicity often limits the usefulness of anticancer agents being also the reason why many patients discontinue the treatment.
The nutritional approach may be the means of helping to raise cancer therapy to a new level of success as supplementing or supporting the body with natural phytochemicals cannot only reduce adverse side effects but improve also the effectiveness of chemotherapeutics.
Various plant-derived compounds improve the efficiency of cytotoxic agents, decrease their resistance, lower and alleviate toxic side effects, reduce the risk of tumour lysis syndrome, and detoxify the body of chemotherapeutics.
The personalised approach using various phytochemicals provides thus a new dimension to the standard cancer therapy for improving its outcome in a complex and complementary way.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sak, Katrin. 2012. Chemotherapy and Dietary Phytochemical Agents. Chemotherapy Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sak, Katrin. Chemotherapy and Dietary Phytochemical Agents. Chemotherapy Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460117
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sak, Katrin. Chemotherapy and Dietary Phytochemical Agents. Chemotherapy Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460117
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460117