Cancer & natural medicine
Subtitle: a textbook of basic science and clinical research
By: John Boik.
Edition: [Rev. ed.]
Publisher: Oregon Medical Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Princeton, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
Subjects: Neoplasms -- therapy; Neoplasms -- diet therapy; Neoplasms -- etiology; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Medicine, Herbal; Complementary Therapies; Immunotherapy; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Other titles: Cancer and natural medicine
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Initiation, proliferation, and cell death.; title: Angiogenesis.; title: Invasion.; title: Metastasis.; title: Humoral factors that affect neoplasia.; title: Effects of pH on neoplasia.; title: The immune system.; title: Treatment of cancer by conventional medicine.; title: The theory of traditional Chinese medicine.; title: Antitumor and anticancer effects of botanical agents.; title: Dietary macronutrients and their effects on cancer.; title: Dietary micronutrients and their effects on cancer.; title: Dietary non-nutrient factors and their effects on cancer.; title: Other natural agents.; title: Physical and psychological therapies.; title: Conducting research on natural agents.; title: (cont.) Appendix A: List of Chinese herbs.; title: Appendix B: Herbal formulas mentioned in text.; title: Appendix C: Cancer incidence and survival data.; title: Appendix D: Studies on platelet aggregation and fibrinolysis.; title: Appendix E: Natural agents that affect cAMP levels.; title: Appendix F: Compounds showing cytotoxic or antitumor activity in Chinese studies.; title: Appendix G: Herbal products with reported antitumor or anticancer effects.; title: Appendix H: Overview of selected cancers.; title: Appendix I: Overview of common research designs.; title: Appendix J: Less promising natural agents.; title: Appendix K: Derivation of concentration-time curves for rhein and emodin.; title: Appendix L: Radiotherapy and the use of antioxidants.; title: References.; title: About the author.; title: Index.