Elizabeth Butler
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- November 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199297559
- eISBN:
- 9780191730023
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199297559.003.0020
- Subject:
- Palliative Care, Patient Care and End-of-Life Decision Making, Pain Management and Palliative Pharmacology
There is strong evidence that dietary factors are important in carcinogenesis and that many cases of cancer could be prevented by making improvements in diet. The influence of nutritional status on ...
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There is strong evidence that dietary factors are important in carcinogenesis and that many cases of cancer could be prevented by making improvements in diet. The influence of nutritional status on the length and/or quality of life for those already diagnosed with cancer has not yet been thoroughly studied. However, a growing body of research literature suggests that good nutritional support for people with a history of cancer can have numerous benefits: preventing the malnutrition that is so common in this population, preventing the spread or recurrence of cancer, preventing other degenerative diseases, alleviating symptoms of cancer and the side effects of treatment, enhancing emotional well-being, and enabling patients to take more active control over their health. This chapter explores dietary components that may support (anti-cancer agents) or undermine (cancer-promoting agents) the health of cancer patients. Details of a supportive diet are given, along with nutritional recommendations to alleviate some common symptoms. Diet and nutritional supplements to support the health of cancer survivors are considered.Less
There is strong evidence that dietary factors are important in carcinogenesis and that many cases of cancer could be prevented by making improvements in diet. The influence of nutritional status on the length and/or quality of life for those already diagnosed with cancer has not yet been thoroughly studied. However, a growing body of research literature suggests that good nutritional support for people with a history of cancer can have numerous benefits: preventing the malnutrition that is so common in this population, preventing the spread or recurrence of cancer, preventing other degenerative diseases, alleviating symptoms of cancer and the side effects of treatment, enhancing emotional well-being, and enabling patients to take more active control over their health. This chapter explores dietary components that may support (anti-cancer agents) or undermine (cancer-promoting agents) the health of cancer patients. Details of a supportive diet are given, along with nutritional recommendations to alleviate some common symptoms. Diet and nutritional supplements to support the health of cancer survivors are considered.
Brent Stockwell
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231152136
- eISBN:
- 9780231525527
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231152136.001.0001
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
After more than fifty years of blockbuster drug development, skeptics are beginning to fear we are reaching the end of drug discovery to combat major diseases. This book describes this dilemma and ...
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After more than fifty years of blockbuster drug development, skeptics are beginning to fear we are reaching the end of drug discovery to combat major diseases. This book describes this dilemma and the powerful techniques that may bring drug research into the twenty-first century. Filled with absorbing stories of breakthroughs, this book begins with the scientific achievements of the twentieth century that led to today’s drug innovations. We learn how the invention of mustard gas in World War I led to early anti-cancer agents and how the efforts to decode the human genome might lead to new approaches in drug design. The book then turns to the seemingly incurable diseases we face today, such as Alzheimer’s, many cancers, and others with no truly effective medicines, and details the cellular and molecular barriers thwarting scientists equipped with only the tools of traditional pharmaceutical research. Scientists are now developing methods to combat these complexities—technologies for constructing and testing millions of drug candidates, sophisticated computational modeling, and entirely new classes of drug molecules—all with an eye toward solving the most profound mysteries of living systems and finding cures for intractable diseases. If successful, these methods will unlock a vast terrain of untapped drug targets that could lead to a bounty of breakthrough medicines.Less
After more than fifty years of blockbuster drug development, skeptics are beginning to fear we are reaching the end of drug discovery to combat major diseases. This book describes this dilemma and the powerful techniques that may bring drug research into the twenty-first century. Filled with absorbing stories of breakthroughs, this book begins with the scientific achievements of the twentieth century that led to today’s drug innovations. We learn how the invention of mustard gas in World War I led to early anti-cancer agents and how the efforts to decode the human genome might lead to new approaches in drug design. The book then turns to the seemingly incurable diseases we face today, such as Alzheimer’s, many cancers, and others with no truly effective medicines, and details the cellular and molecular barriers thwarting scientists equipped with only the tools of traditional pharmaceutical research. Scientists are now developing methods to combat these complexities—technologies for constructing and testing millions of drug candidates, sophisticated computational modeling, and entirely new classes of drug molecules—all with an eye toward solving the most profound mysteries of living systems and finding cures for intractable diseases. If successful, these methods will unlock a vast terrain of untapped drug targets that could lead to a bounty of breakthrough medicines.
