Are Medicinal Plants Effective for Skin Cancer

作者: Danielle Twilley , Sunelle Rademan , Namrita Lall

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-812475-8.00002-0

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摘要: Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide with the number cancer cases increasing drastically each year. Furthermore, skin one most common types in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand due to high ultraviolet radiation. Natural therapies such as medicinal plants provide possibility for discovery new therapies. In Africa ∼27 million individuals seek traditional medicine their first choice treatment, there are numerous examples grown that traditionally used treatment its associated symptoms. Not only an increase interest use treat but also through years role individual's diet can play progression disease has gained popularity. Functional foods nutraceuticals offer wide variety phytochemicals could contribute toward chemoprevention therapy. Overall, source hope finding alternative treatments cancer.

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