A ‘complex solution’ to a ‘complex’ problem: tackling the complexity of cancer with botanicals

Several biological and physical factors confer complexity on cancer, which may be responsible for its associated morbidity. The successful management of this hyperproliferative disease is beyond the realm of therapeutics that may include the use of a single or at times a combination of treatment mod...

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Published in:European journal of cancer prevention 2014-11, Vol.23 (6), p.568-578
Main Authors: Arora, Neha, Koul, Ashwani
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - economics
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - therapeutic use
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - drug effects
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics
Clone Cells - pathology
Complex Mixtures - therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
Genetic Heterogeneity
Health Care Costs
Humans
Morbidity
Mortality
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neoplasms - economics
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
Plant Extracts - therapeutic use
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Summary:Several biological and physical factors confer complexity on cancer, which may be responsible for its associated morbidity. The successful management of this hyperproliferative disease is beyond the realm of therapeutics that may include the use of a single or at times a combination of treatment modalities. It is apparent that prevention with complex agents such as botanicals could serve as a possible potential solution. The present review focuses on the aspects of cancer that contribute toward making it an extremely complex disease and that may be tackled effectively with the use of ‘multicomponent’ botanicals.
ISSN:0959-8278
1473-5709
DOI:10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000045