Advances in Nutrition and Cancer

Advances in Nutrition and Cancer edited by Vincenzo Zappia, Marco Salvatore, Fulvio della Ragione.

This volume contains the scientific contributions presented at the International Symposium held in Naples, Italy, in November 1992 at the National Tumor Institute "Fondazione Pascale". The Meeting gathered together experts from different disciplines, all involved in the vital and timely su...

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Other Authors: Zappia, Vincenzo (Editor), Salvatore, Marco (Editor), della Ragione, Fulvio (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1993.
Edition:1st ed. 1993.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 348
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Oncology  .
Nutrition   .
Biochemistry.
Animal anatomy.
Plant science.
Botany.
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Table of Contents:
  • Molecular Bases of Malignant Transformation
  • Growth Factors and Malignant Transformation
  • Tumor Suppressor Genes which Encode Transcriptional Repressors: Studies on the EGR and Wilms’ Tumor (WT1) Gene Products
  • Enzyme Deficiency and Tumor Suppressor Genes: Absence of 5’-Deoxy-5’-Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase in Human Tumors
  • HOX Gene Expression in Human Cancers
  • Thyroid Specific Expression of the Ki-ras Oncogene in Transgenic Mice
  • Epidemiological Studies: Risk Factors and Diet
  • Nutrition and Cancer: General Considerations
  • Diet and Precancerous Lesions
  • Dietary Prevention of Chronic Diseases: The Potential for Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Dietary Fibres and Cancer
  • Dietary Fiber in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
  • Clinical Research and Perspectives
  • Diet and Large Bowel Cancer
  • On the Nutritional Etiology of Breast Cancer
  • Diet and Gastric Cancer
  • Diet, Coeliac Disease and Gastrointestinal Neoplasm
  • Protective Aspects of the Mediterranean Diet
  • The Role of “Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis” in the Evaluation of the Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients
  • High Serum HDL-Cholesterol in Pre-and Post-Menopausal Women with Breast Cancer in Southern Italy
  • Contributors.

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