Nutritional oncology /

Nutritional oncology is an increasingly active interdisciplinary field where cancer is investigated as both a systemic and local disease originating with the changes in the genome and progressing through a multi-step process which may be influenced at many points in its natural history by nutritiona...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Heber, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier-Academic Press, �2006.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Cancer > Nutritional aspects.
Cancer > Diet therapy.
Neoplasms > diet therapy
Neoplasms > etiology
Neoplasms > prevention & control
Cancer > Aspect nutritionnel.
Cancer > Di�etoth�erapie.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section I: Biology of Nutrition and Cancer.
  • Fundamentals of Human Nutrition.
  • Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics.
  • Genetics and Epigenetics in Cancer Biology.
  • Metabolic Networks in Cancer Cells.
  • Energy Balance and Cancer.
  • Section II: Epidemiology of Nutrition and Cancer.
  • Nutritional Epidemiology.
  • Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Cancer.
  • Whole Grains and Cancer.
  • Obesity and Cancer Risk.
  • Nutrition and Tobacco-Related Cancers.
  • Alcohol and Cancer.
  • Environmental Toxins, Nutrition and Cancer.
  • Section III: Biological Approaches to Investigating Nutrition and Cancer.
  • Endocrine and Paracrine Factors in Carcinogenesis.
  • Oxidation and Antioxidation in Cancer.
  • Thiols in Cancer.
  • Principles of Tumor Immunology.
  • Animal Models in Nutritional Oncology Research.
  • Section IV: Gene-Nutrient Interaction and Cancer Prevention.
  • The Challenge of Nutrition in Cancer Prevention.
  • Dietary Assessment.
  • Prostate Cancer.
  • Breast Cancer.
  • Skin Cancer.
  • Colon Cancer.
  • Gastric Cancer.
  • Pancreatic Cancer.
  • Bladder Cancer.
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma.
  • Section V: Bioactive Food Components and Botanical Approaches to Cancer.
  • Dietary Supplements in Cancer Prevention and Therapy.
  • Dietary Fiber and Carbohydrates.
  • Dietary Lipids.
  • Calcium and Vitamin D.
  • Soy Isoflavones.
  • Selenium.
  • Glucosinolates.
  • Green Tea.
  • Garlic.
  • Berries.
  • Isoprenoids and Novel Inhibitors of Mevalonate Pathway Activities.
  • Section VI: Nutritional Assessment and Support of the Cancer Patient.
  • Cancer Anorexia and Cachexia.
  • Weight Management in the Breast Cancer Survivor.
  • Nutrition Support of the Adult Cancer Patient.
  • Assessing Endocrine Effects of Cancer and Ectopic Hormone Syndromes.
  • Counseling the Cancer Survivor.
  • Nutritional Support and Quality of Life.
  • Section VI: Nutrition Implementation Guidelines and Practice.
  • Modern Statistical Methods in Clinical Nutrition.
  • Evidence-based Practice Management in Cancer Prevention and Treatment.
  • Dietary Guidelines in Cancer Prevention.
  • The Future of Nutritional Oncology: Gene-Nutrient Interaction.

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