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Nutrients and Cancer Prevention

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Kedar N. Prasad

    1. Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado, Denver, USA

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  2. Frank L. Meyskens

    1. Irvine Medical Center, University of California, Orange, USA

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Part of the book series: Experimental Biology and Medicine (EBAM, volume 23)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Two Operational Modes of Transmembrane Migration of Cyclic Gmp Signal Pathway

      • Rameshwar K. Sharma
      Pages 3-18

  3. Mechanisms of Action of Nutrients in Cancer Prevention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Counteractions of Retinoic Acid and Phorbol Ester Tumor Promoter Related to Changes in Protein Kinase Activities

      • W. B. Anderson, C. Liapi, J. Strasburger, R. Gopalakrishna, A. Plet, F. Raynaud et al.
      Pages 21-38

    3. Effect of Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate on Cell Differentiation and Adenylate Cyclase System

      • Kedar N. Prasad, Judith Edwards-Prasad
      Pages 39-52

    4. Effect of Nutrition on Carcinogenesis: Mechanisms Involving Nitrosamines

      • Chung S. Yang, Shih-Hsin Lu
      Pages 53-70

    5. Mechanisms in Cancer Prevention by Dietary Antixodiants

      • Carmia Borek
      Pages 71-78

    6. Effects of Protease Inhibitors and Vitamin E in the Prevention of Cancer

      • Ann R. Kennedy
      Pages 79-98

    7. Carotenoids Inhibit Chemically- and Physically-Induced Neoplastic Transformation during the Post-Initiation Phase of Carcinogenesis

      • J. S. Bertram, J. E. Rundhaug, A. Pung
      Pages 99-111

    8. Fatty Acids That Inhibit Cancer: Conjugated Dienoic Derivatives of Linoleic Acid

      • Michael W. Pariza, Yeong L. Ha
      Pages 113-117

    9. The Usefulness of In Vitro Assays and Animal Experiments in the Design of Chemopreventive Protocols with Beta-Carotene and Vitamin a on Tobacco Chewers

      • H. F. Stich, S. S. Tsang, B. Palcic, B. Mathew, R. Sankaranarayanan, M. K. Nair
      Pages 119-134

    10. Dietary Modulation of Tobacco-Specific Carcinogen Activation

      • A. Castonguay, P. Pepin, M. A. Alaoui-Jamali, G. Rossignol
      Pages 135-153

    11. Mechanisms of Specific Nutrients in the Prevention of Cancer

      • Michael J. Hill
      Pages 155-179

  4. Preclinical Studies in Cancer Prevention and Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
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    2. Reduction of Ultraviolet-Induced Immunosuppression and Enhanced Resistance to Ultraviolet-Induced Tumors by Retinyl Palmitate and Canthaxanthin

      • Helen L. Gensler
      Pages 183-195

    3. Retinoids and Prevention of Experimental Cancer

      • Richard C. Moon
      Pages 197-206

    4. Selenium and Vitamin E in Cancer Prevention

      • Raymond J. Shamberger
      Pages 207-224

    5. Vitamin B6 and Cancer

      • Hans P. Fortmeyer
      Pages 225-237

  5. Clinical Studies in Cancer Prevention and Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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About this book

During the last 10 years, the role of specific nutrients in cancer prevention and cancer treatment has been the subject of intense basic, preclinical, and clinical research. At present, the major focus of nutri­ tional oncology is on the mechanisms of carcinogenesis and their modification by nutrients and on cancer prevention studies in animals and humans. Some human epidemiological studies have confirmed the hypothesis, developed on animals, that there is an inverse relation­ ship between the intake and/or level of !3-carotene, vitamin A vita­ min E, or vitamin C and the risk of cancer, whereas others have shown no such relationship. This is not unexpected, since the protective effect of individual nutrients may be too small to be detected by epidemiological methodologies in which a single vitamin or mineral is considered as one variable. Conclusive evidence regarding the role of nutrients in human cancer prevention will come from a well­ designed human intervention study using one or more nutrients in a population that has a high risk of developing cancer. The involvement of specific nutrients in the regulation of protooncogene expression has just begun. Also, some of the results of human intervention trials are beginning to yield interesting results. A large number of interna­ tional scientists from various disciplines, including cell biology, mo­ lecular biology, nutritional oncology, epidemiology, and public health, reviewed and discussed their most recent findings. The following topics were emphasized: 1. Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; 2.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado, Denver, USA

    Kedar N. Prasad

  • Irvine Medical Center, University of California, Orange, USA

    Frank L. Meyskens

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nutrients and Cancer Prevention

  • Editors: Kedar N. Prasad, Frank L. Meyskens

  • Series Title: Experimental Biology and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4516-2

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Humana Press Inc. 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-171-5Published: 30 July 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8856-5Published: 04 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4516-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 348

  • Topics: Nutrition

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