Food and cancer prevention : chemical and biological aspects /
edited by K.W. Waldron, I.T. Johnson, and G.R. Fenwick.
- Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, c1993.
- xiii, 461p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Special publication ; no. 123 .
- Special publication (Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)) ; no. 123 .
"The Proceedings of an International Conference sponsored by the Food Chemistry Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, held at Norwich, UK September 13-16, 1992."--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Relationships between diet and cancer in human populations -- Occurrence and significance of carcinogens in foods -- Free radical reactions and antioxidant nutrients in the etiology of human cancers -- Tumour initiation: the significance of endogenous biotransformation enzymes and their modulation by diet -- Suppressing tumour development: the role of diet in the modulation of cell proliferation -- Immune mechanism: the role of food components as immunoregulators -- Dietary fibre and related substances -- Research technique: new approaches -- Implications for public health.
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Cancer--Nutritional aspects--Congresses Cancer--Prevention--Congresses Cancer--Etiology--Congresses Oncology Infectious & contagious diseases Epidemiology & medical statistics Dietetics & nutrition Pharmaceutical chemistry & technology Chemistry Health and Wellbeing. Neoplasms--prevention & control--congresses Nutrition--congresses