Editorial: Plant based therapies to prevent/treat cancer

Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Ruhlen, Rachel ^a   Sauter, Edward ^a  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; COLCHICINE; CURARE; DEMECOLCINE; DIGITALIS; ETOPOSIDE; PACLITAXEL; PILOCARPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; RESVERATROL; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER THERAPY; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GINSENG; GRAPE; MUSHROOM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBO EFFECT; RED CLOVER; SOYBEAN; TEA;

EID: 77949768147     PISSN: 17512433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ecp.09.46     Document Type: Editorial

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