Recent global cancer statistical data has clearly indicated that prostate cancer is currently the second most frequently diagnosed cancer (at 15% of all male cancers) and globally the sixth leading cause of cancer death in males. This book is a summary of prostate cancer, covering its incidence, epidemiology, and current treatment options. It also serves as an up-to-date review of the status of currently available alternative and complementary medicines for treating prostate cancer, including various plant extracts, herbal formulations, natural products, yoga, acupuncture, Ayurveda, homeopathy, and Siddha medicines used in prostate cancer therapy.
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"Exceptionally well organized and presented, "Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Prostate Cancer" is unreservedly recommended as a core addition to college and university library Health/Medicine collections in general, and Prostate Cancer supplemental studies reading lists in particular."
-- James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review
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Chapter 1 Prostate Cancer: An Introduction |
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Chapter 2 Global Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer |
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Chapter 3 Medicinal Plants with Anticancer Activity against Prostate Cancer: Compilation of Data Published 2010-2015 |
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Chapter 4 Triterpenoids and Sesquiterpenoids for Prostate Cancer Therapy |
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Chapter 5 Green Tea Polyphenols in the Prevention and Therapy of Prostate Cancer |
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Chapter 6 Plumbagin and Prostate Cancer Therapy |
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Chapter 7 Neem and Prostate Cancer Therapy |
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Chapter 8 Kava in Prostate Cancer Prevention and Treatment |
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Chapter 9 Bitter Melon Extract and Prostate Cancer Therapy |
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Chapter 10 Prostate Cancer and the Therapeutic Potential of Pomegranate |
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Chapter 11 Zyflamend and Prostate Cancer Therapy |
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Chapter 12 Scientific Evaluation of the Polyphenol Rich Whole Food Supplement Pomi-T® |
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Chapter 13 Approach of Ayurveda to Prostate Cancer |
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Chapter 14 Siddha Medicine for Prostate Cancer |
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Chapter 15 Homeopathic Medicine for Prostate Health |
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Chapter 16 Yoga, Naturopathy, Acupuncture, and Prostate Cancer Therapy |
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K. B. Harikumar, Ph.D., received his bachelors and masters degrees in biochemistry from Nagpur University in India. His doctoral research on cancer chemoprevention by natural products was conducted under the direction of Dr. Ramadasan Kuttan at Amala Cancer Research Center, affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University at Kottayam in India. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters to his credit. His major research focuses are cancer chemoprevention, ubiquitination and nuclear factor kappa B signaling, and the role of bioactive lipids in cell signaling.
