Current options and therapeutic strategies for the management of cancer

Authors

  • Abdul Hayee Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
  • Hà Thị Việt Mỹ Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
  • Muhammad Rahil Aslam First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.
  • Aamir Sharif Department of System Emotional Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
  • Đặng Sơn Tùng Department of 2nd pathology, Graduate School of Innovative Life Science, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52461/ijnms.v1i2.832

Keywords:

Anti-cancer activity, cancer, treatment options, medicinal plants, efficacy.

Abstract

The disease is thought to be a significant general medical problem in created and emerging nations. The high mortality related to particular kinds of illness (Lung, prostate, stomach, and colorectal) legitimizes a developing interest in the recognizable proof of new pharmacological specialists effective in malignant growth counteraction and treatment. A few strategies are accessible to treat disease like a medical procedure, chemotherapy, radiation treatment, immunotherapy, and monoclonal immunizer treatment. The decision of treatment relies on the area of the growth, grade of the cancer, the phase of the infection, and the overall condition of the patient. Plants are considered as the great wellspring of profoundly compelling traditional specialists for the therapy of many sorts of malignant growth. The restorative plants' phytochemical investigation has generally added to the disclosure of new anticancer medications. This article has been made to audit a few restorative plants utilized for the therapy of malignant growth and gives information about anticancer therapeutic plants, which are utilized by individuals in all around the Asian nations.

 

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2022-03-31

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Hayee, A., Việt Mỹ, H. T. ., Aslam, M. R. ., Sharif, A., & Tùng, Đặng S. . (2022). Current options and therapeutic strategies for the management of cancer. International Journal of Natural Medicine and Health Sciences, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.52461/ijnms.v1i2.832