Prostate cancer and the food supplement, PC-SPES: Minireview

Neoplasma

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 69-74

  Thomson, J O ^a   Dzubak, P ^a   Hajduch, M ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Food supplement; PC SPES; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

PC SPES;

ADULT; CANCER GRADING; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HERB; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036252715     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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