Serving up health: How phytochemicals transform food into medicine in the battle against cancer

• Published in: Food frontiers Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 1866 - 1908
• Main Authors: Sharma, Eshita, Tewari, Manju, Sati, Priyanka, Sharma, Isha, Attri, Dharam Chand, Rana, Supriyanka, Aldahish, Afaf Ahmed, Calina, Daniela, Dhyani, Praveen, Sharifi‐Rad, Javad, Cho, William C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: Anticancer properties; Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cancer; Cancer therapies; Cell cycle; Cell signaling; cell signaling pathways; Chemical synthesis; chemoprevention; Chemotherapy; Disease management; Disease prevention; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Flavonoids; Food plants; Growth factors; Literature reviews; Medicinal plants; molecular mechanism; Molecular modelling; Pharmacology; Phytochemicals; Polyphenols; Prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase; Search methods; Signal transduction; Terpenes

The escalating global cancer burden underscores the urgent need for more effective therapeutic strategies. Phytochemicals, naturally occurring compounds in plants, have garnered attention for their potential in cancer chemoprevention and chemotherapy. Their ability to modulate molecular mechanisms a...