Diet as Complementary Treatment to Cancer Prevention and Therapy
- 1st Edition - April 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editors: Michael N.A. Eskin, Michel Aliani, Ranjana Bird
- Language: English
Diet as Complementary Treatment to Cancer Prevention and Therapy explores the role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of cancer. The book features in-depth chapte… Read more
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Description
Description
This comprehensive resource equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge necessary to incorporate dietary considerations into cancer prevention and treatment protocols effectively.
Key features
Key features
- Identifies the potential of specific diets as an effective and complementary therapy for different types of cancer
- Discusses how diet is important to maximize nutrition, reduce toxicity, and improve chemotherapy efficacy
- Highlights the role of metabolomics in the future of cancer research
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Diet and Breast Cancer
3. Diet and Lung Cancer
4. Diet and Colon Cancer
5. Diet and Prostate Cancer
6. Diet and Stomach Cancer
7. Diet and Liver Cancer
8. Diet and Cervical Cancer
9. Diet and Thyroid Cancer
10. Diet and Skin Cancer
11. Diet and Esophageal Cancer
12. Diet and Pancreatic Cancer
13. Diet and Oral Cancer
14. The Human Microbiome and Cancer
15. Metabolomics and the Future of Cancer Research
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Michael N.A. Eskin
Dr. Michael N. A. Eskin, a former Chair and Associate Dean, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada. He is recognized internationally for his pioneering research on the physical, chemical and performance properties that led to the successful development of canola oil. For this and later research, he received many prestigious awards including the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Supelco Research Award, considered the world prize in lipids, and the IFT Lifetime Achievement Award in Memory of Nicolas Appert. He is also the recipient of the Stephen S. Change Award from IFT and AOCS and the Alton Bailey Medal, Herbert J Dutton Award, Timothy Mounts Award, and the A.R. Distinguished Service Award from AOCS and the William J Eva Award from the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology. In 2016, he was awarded the Order of Canada ,and in 2022 The Order of Manitoba, for his significant contributions to the success of the Canadian canola oil industry. He has authored and edited 18 books , 65 chapters and over 160 papers
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Michel Aliani
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Ranjana Bird
Dr. Bird completed her B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Waterloo and M.Sc. and Ph.D in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Guelph, where she specialized in Nutritional Toxicology. She has been recognized by the American Association for Cancer Research for her discovery of a novel method to identify early precancerous changes in the colon. This process is now used internationally to identify the risk of developing colon cancer, and potential cancer- preventing agents.
In 1991, Dr. Bird received the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's Women in Science Career Award at the University of Manitoba, where she served as professor, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, and the Dean of the Faculty of Human Ecology. In 2003, she was appointed Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Waterloo.