ABSTRACT
Cancer they say is the chief of all maladies, following cardiovascular disease, cancer is the second leading cause of death in most affluent countries. There are about 13.3 million new cases of cancer in 2010 which is predicted to cost US$ 290 billion, but the total costs is expected to increases to US$ 458 billion in the year 2030 on basis of World Economic Forum in 2011. More than half of all cancer cases and deaths worldwide are considered preventable. From its inception, the disease control priorities series has focused attention on delivering efficacious health interventions that can result in intense reductions in mortality and disability at relatively modest cost. Common cancers include prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, colorectal cancer, and skin cancers. Treatment of cancer is very expensive, hence the need to prevent the condition primarily, or even secondarily. Foods, like chemicals, have cumulative effects and contain substances both essential and non-essential which have been shown to be healthy. This led to acclamation and acceptance of certain foods as providing health benefits functional foods. Functional foods and nutraceuticals are chemopreventive to cancers as evidenced by different researches conducted over the years. This review, presents the complex patterns of cancer incidence and death around the world and evidence on effective and cost-effective ways to control cancers using functional foods. The evaluation of cancer will indicate where cancer treatment is ineffective and wasteful, and offer alternative cancer care packages that are cost-effective and suited to low-resource settings. This review aims to discuss some of these foods and the chemoprotective compounds therein to aid further clinical studies. Foods investigated for their role in cancer risks and included in this review are: grapes, tomatoes, red peppers, berries, chestnut, ginseng, Rhodiola, green tea, soy, garlic, and cruciferous vegetables. This review also considered the so-called antioxidant nutrients – selenium, vitamins A, B, C, D and E. Others include glucosamine, chondroitin, melatonin, MSM, which were taken as supplements. In the aspresent review cancer prevention by use of functional foods is reviewed and the possible mechanisms of action are described for futuristic developed into viable nutraceuticals that will be available worldwide for cancer patients worldwide. KEYWORDS: Functional foods; Nutraceuticals; Antioxidants; Cancer; Prevention; Risks.
Olagunju, A. (2020). EFFECTIVE ROLES OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS IN MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF CANCER IN AFRICA: AN INSIGHT INTO ITS THERAPEUTIC AVENUES AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AS FUTURE NUTRACEUTICA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/books/2-functional-foodscancer
Olagunju, Abolaji "EFFECTIVE ROLES OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS IN MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF CANCER IN AFRICA: AN INSIGHT INTO ITS THERAPEUTIC AVENUES AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AS FUTURE NUTRACEUTICA" Afribary. Afribary, 12 Jul. 2020, https://afribary.com/books/2-functional-foodscancer. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
Olagunju, Abolaji . "EFFECTIVE ROLES OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS IN MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF CANCER IN AFRICA: AN INSIGHT INTO ITS THERAPEUTIC AVENUES AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AS FUTURE NUTRACEUTICA". Afribary, Afribary, 12 Jul. 2020. Web. 25 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/books/2-functional-foodscancer >.
Olagunju, Abolaji . "EFFECTIVE ROLES OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS IN MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF CANCER IN AFRICA: AN INSIGHT INTO ITS THERAPEUTIC AVENUES AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AS FUTURE NUTRACEUTICA" Afribary (2020). Accessed November 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/books/2-functional-foodscancer