Milk thistle nomenclature: why it matters in cancer research and pharmacokinetic studies.

abstract：:Carnosine has been demonstrated to play an antitumorigenic role in certain types of cancer. However, its underlying mechanism is unclear. In this study, the roles of carnosine in cell proliferation and its underlying mechanism were investigated in the cultured human cervical gland carcinoma cells HeLa and cervical squ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Bao Y,Ding S,Cheng J,Liu Y,Wang B,Xu H,Shen Y,Lyu J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Increasingly physical activity (PA) is being recognized as an important outcome in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We investigated PA using novel global positioning system (GPS) tracking individuals with NSCLC and a group of similar-aged healthy individuals. METHODS:A prospective cross-sectional multi...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Granger CL,Denehy L,McDonald CF,Irving L,Clark RA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study hypothesizes that, bromelain (BL) acts as radiosensitizer of tumor cells and that it protects normal cells from radiation effects. In vitro and in vivo studies have been carried out to prove that assumption. In vitro MTT cell proliferation assay has shown that the irradiated Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Mekkawy MH,Fahmy HA,Nada AS,Ali OS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncology is currently a sector of medical science with accelerated progress due to rapid technological development, the advancement in molecular biology, and the invention of many innovative therapies. Immunotherapy partially accounts for this advance, since it is increasingly playing an important role in the treatmen...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Nikolaou M,Nikolaou G,Digklia A,Pontas C,Tsoukalas N,Kyrgias G,Tolia M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute doxorubicin (DOX) cardiotoxicity can be attenuated by exercise preconditioning, but little is known of whether this cardioprotection continues beyond 10 days post-DOX administration. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of exercise preconditioning on early chronic DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. Ma...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Hydock DS,Lien CY,Jensen BT,Schneider CM,Hayward R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the limitations and side effects of conventional cancer treatment, especially in relation to quality of life (QOL), patients are increasingly utilizing complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to supplement health-related outcomes. However, evidence for the safety and efficacy of such treatments i...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Oh B,Butow P,Mullan B,Hale A,Lee MS,Guo X,Clarke S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the antimigration, anti-invasive effect of glabridin, a flavonoid obtained from licorice, in human non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells. Glabridin exhibited effective inhibition of cell metastasis by decreasing cancer cell migration and invasion of A549 cells. In addition, glabridin also decreased ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Tsai YM,Yang CJ,Hsu YL,Wu LY,Tsai YC,Hung JY,Lien CT,Huang MS,Kuo PL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recurrence of cancer is a traumatic and stressful experience, and a number of approaches have been proposed to manage or treat the associated psychological distress. Meditative techniques such as mindfulness may be able to improve an individual's ability to cope with stressful life events such as cancer diagnosis or...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Arden-Close E,Mitchell F,Davies G,Bell L,Fogg C,Tarrant R,Gibbs R,Yeoh CC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients with cancer seek complementary and alternative medicine treatments. We investigated the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) by adult cancer patients in Taiwan. METHODS:We reviewed the Registry for Catastrophic Illness Patients Database of Taiwan, and included all adult patients diagnosed...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Kuo YT,Chang TT,Muo CH,Wu MY,Sun MF,Yeh CC,Yen HR

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of traditional herbal medicine (THM) as treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) has not been clearly demonstrated. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of THM as adjunctive therapies for NPC using the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Five electronic databases, includi...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Kim W,Lee WB,Lee J,Min BI,Lee H,Cho SH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that tends to affect young women and has a high propensity to metastasize. No targeted treatments are available for this type of breast cancer due to a lack of estrogen or progesterone receptors or overexpression of human epidermal growth f...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Collard M,Gallagher PE,Tallant EA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although localized colon cancer is often successfully treated with surgery, advanced disease requires aggressive systemic therapy that has lower effectiveness. Approximately 30% to 75% of patients with colon cancer use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but there is limited formal evidence of survival effic...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： McCulloch M,Broffman M,van der Laan M,Hubbard A,Kushi L,Abrams DI,Gao J,Colford JM Jr

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nausea and vomiting are among the most common and distressing side effects of chemotherapy. Additional antiemetic drugs are urgently needed to effectively manage and ameliorate chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). The efficacy of ginger as an antiemetic modality for ameliorating CINV has not been establish...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Li X,Qin Y,Liu W,Zhou XY,Li YN,Wang LY

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable number of patients with cancer have used or are using the Gerson therapy, an alleged anticancer metabolic diet. However, there is almost no scientific support for this regimen. Hence, the present case review study of 6 patients with metastatic cancer who used the Gerson therapy aims at critically evalua...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Molassiotis A,Peat P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin is a phylogenetically well-preserved molecule with diverse physiological functions. In addition to its well-known regulatory control of the sleep/wake cycle, as well as circadian rhythms generally, melatonin is involved in immunomodulation, hematopoiesis, and antioxidative processes. Recent human and animal ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Srinivasan V,Spence DW,Pandi-Perumal SR,Trakht I,Cardinali DP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) use human-animal interactions to positive effect in various contexts including cancer care. As the first installment of a 2-part series, this systematic literature review focuses on the research methods and quantitative results of AAI studies in oncology. We find methodological con...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Holder TRN,Gruen ME,Roberts DL,Somers T,Bozkurt A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that soybean fermentation products can act as cancer chemoprevention or therapeutic agents. In this study, the anticancer activities of a fermentation product of soybean, black bean, and green bean mixture (BN999) were investigated. We found that BN999 inhibited the growth of human breast c...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Chia JS,Du JL,Wu MS,Hsu WB,Chiang CP,Sun A,Lu JJ,Wang WB

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of multiple drugs in cancer therapy increases the efficacy of the potential therapeutic effects. In this study, the authors investigated the adjuvant effects of an ethanol extract of solid-state cultivated Taiwanofungus camphoratus (TCEE) and amphotericin B (AmB) in the human cancer cell lines RPMI7951 and MG6...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Chen LY,Sheu MT,Liao CK,Tsai FC,Kao WY,Su CH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care policies and guidelines that are clear and consistent with research evidence are important for maximizing clinical outcomes. To determine whether cancer centers in Canada and the United States had policies and/or guidelines about antioxidant use, and whether policies were aligned with the evidenc...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Hong G,White J,Zhong L,Carlson LE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The large majority of clinical prostate cancers remain dependent on androgen receptor (AR) activity for proliferation even as they lose their responsiveness to androgen deprivation or antagonism. AR activity can be maintained in these circumstances by increased AR synthesis--often reflecting increased NF-κB activation...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： McCarty MF,Hejazi J,Rastmanesh R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants from the Bursera genus are widely distributed in the tropical dry forests of Mexico. In traditional medicine, extracts from different species of Bursera have been used for a wide range of biological activities, including the treatment of cancer-related symptoms. Compounds present in the Bursera genus include li...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Domínguez F,Maycotte P,Acosta-Casique A,Rodríguez-Rodríguez S,Moreno DA,Ferreres F,Flores-Alonso JC,Delgado-López MG,Pérez-Santos M,Anaya-Ruiz M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D supplements may prevent recurrence, prolong survival, and improve mood for women with breast cancer, although evidence for these effects is preliminary. METHODS:This report describes vitamin D supplement use by 553 breast cancer patient/survivors (193 who used a naturopathic oncology [NO] provider...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Andersen MR,Sweet E,Hager S,Gaul M,Dowd F,Standish LJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antineoplastic agents induce oxidative stress in biological systems. During cancer chemotherapy, oxidative stress-induced lipid peroxidation generates numerous electrophilic aldehydes that can attack many cellular targets. These products of oxidative stress can slow cell cycle progression of cancer cells and cause cel...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Conklin KA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute apoptotic response to genotoxic carcinogens animal model has been extensively used to assess the ability of drugs and natural products like dietary components to promote apoptosis in the colon and protect against colorectal cancer (CRC). This work aimed to use this model to identify the main chemopreventativ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Esmaeelian B,Benkendorff K,Le Leu RK,Abbott CA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, and myelofibrosis are rare chronic hematological malignancies known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and are characterized by deregulated myeloid lineage cell production, splenomegaly, and heterogeneous symptom profiles. MPN patients suffer from a significant ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Eckert R,Huberty J,Gowin K,Mesa R,Marks L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The British developmental biologist John Beard, DSc (1858-1924) is little remembered today. Yet, he made outstanding contributions to the life sciences. Beard deserves to be included among the leading biologists of the late 19th and early 20th century. He has been hailed as a forerunner of the present-day theory of th...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Moss RW

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：GANODERMA LUCIDU:spore (GLS), an over-the-counter herbal supplement, is widely used by cancer patients in China. Although preclinical studies have shown it to be safe, complete safety data on GLS is still lacking. In this article, we report 5 cases of gastrointestinal cancer that were treated with GLS plus multiple str...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Yan B,Meng X,Shi J,Qin Z,Wei P,Lao L

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in cancer detection and treatment have resulted in an increase in the survival rate of individuals diagnosed with cancer. The increased survival rate brings new challenges for increasing the quality of life for cancer survivors. Debilitating side effects can result from the cancer itself and the cancer...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Schneider CM,Dennehy CA,Roozeboom M,Carter SD

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES: Postcancer cognitive impairment (PCCI) is observed in a substantial number of breast cancer survivors, persisting for as long as 20 years in some subgroups. Although compensatory strategies are frequently suggested, no restorative interventions have yet been identified. This study ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Alvarez J,Meyer FL,Granoff DL,Lundy A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The role of whole grains, refined cereals, and legumes in preventing or initiating colorectal cancer (CRC) is still uncertain. The aim of this study is to examine the possible association between the consumption of whole grains, refined cereals, and legumes and the risk of developing CRC among Jordanian pop...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Tayyem RF,Bawadi HA,Shehadah I,Agraib LM,Al-Awwad NJ,Heath DD,Bani-Hani KE

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00