Nutrition and Cancer

• Autor principal: Vera C. Mazurak (Ed.) (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Materias: lipids; fatty acids; dietetics; tumor; nutrition and metabolism; nutrient requirements; adipose; chemotherapy; oncology
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The development and treatment of cancer presents a complex interaction between tumor and host. Provision of nutrients not only enables the maintenance of nutritional status, but also provides substrates and signals for immunity, tumor metabolism and protection of the host from treatment toxicities....