Status and Challenges of Plant-Anticancer Compounds in Cancer Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Nowadays, cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in the world, which has been estimated to cause 9.9 million deaths in 2020. Conventional treatments for cancer commonly involve mono-chemotherapy or a combination of radiotherapy and mono-chemotherapy. However, the negative side effects of these approaches have been extensively reported and have prompted the search of new therapeutic drugs. In this context, scientific community started to look for innovative sources of anticancer compounds in natural sources, including traditional plants. Currently, numerous studies have evaluated the anticancer properties of natural compounds derived from plants, both in vitro and in vivo. In pre-clinical stages, some promising compounds could be mentioned, such as the sulforaphane or different phenolic co

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Oliveira P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7918405 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature