Integrative oncology in the Middle East: from traditional herbal knowledge to contemporary cancer care


Ben-Arye E., Schiff E., Hassan E., Mutafoglu K., Lev-Ari S., Steiner M., ...More

ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY, vol.23, no.1, pp.211-221, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/annonc/mdr054
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.211-221
  • Keywords: cancer, herbal medicine, Islamic medicine, oncology, traditional medicine, PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED COHORT, IN-VITRO ANTICANCER, LONG-TERM THERAPY, STANDARDIZED MISTLETOE EXTRACT, PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN, ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR, ALBUM-L. EXTRACT, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, VISCUM-ALBUM, GREEN TEA
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Based on traditional, historical, ethnobotanical, laboratory, and clinical findings, we present research framework aiming to identify Middle Eastern herbs that are worthy of further research for their anticancer potential.