Flavonoids and cancer prevention: What is the evidence in humans?

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 36-45

  Neuhouser, Marian L ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Clinical studies; Epidemiology; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; CATECHIN; CYANIDIN 3 GLUCOSIDE; DELPHINIDIN; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN 3 GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; ERIODICTYOL; FLAVONOID; GALLOCATECHIN; HESPERETIN; ISOHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; MALVIDIN CHLORIDE; MYRICETIN; NARINGENIN; PELARGONIDIN; PEONIDIN; PETUNIDIN CHLORIDE; QUERCETIN; THEAFLAVIN; THEAFLAVIN 3,3' DIGALLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LUNG CANCER; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; UTERUS CANCER;

EID: 12144255961     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200490893528     Document Type: Review

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