| Literature DB >> 33530651 |
Marta Woźniak1, Rafał Krajewski2, Sebastian Makuch1, Siddarth Agrawal1,2,3.
Abstract
Gynecological cancer confers an enormous burden among women worldwide. Accumulating evidence points to the role of phytochemicals in preventing cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. Experimental studies emphasize the chemopreventive and therapeutic potential of plant-derived substances by inhibiting the early stages of carcinogenesis or improving the efficacy of traditional chemotherapeutic agents. Moreover, a number of epidemiological studies have investigated associations between a plant-based diet and cancer risk. This literature review summarizes the current knowledge on the phytochemicals with proven antitumor activity, emphasizing their effectiveness and mechanism of action in gynecological cancer.Entities:
Keywords: anticancer; gynecological cancers; phytochemicals
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33530651 PMCID: PMC7865323 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031219
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Mol Sci ISSN: 1422-0067 Impact factor: 5.923