There is highly credible evidence that melatonin mitigates cancer at the initiation,
progression and metastasis phases. In many cases, the molecular mechanisms …

A series of physiological and pathological changes occur after radiotherapy and accidental
exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). These changes cause serious damage to human tissues …

Auricularia auricula is a well-known traditional edible fungus with high nutritional and
pharmacological values. Polysaccharides are identified as one of the pivotal bioactive …

Background Asarone is one of the most researched phytochemicals and is mainly present in
the Acorus species and Guatteria gaumeri Greenman. In preclinical studies, both α-and β …

The first tenet of medicine,“primum non nocere” or “first, do no harm”, is not always
compatible with oncological interventions eg, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and radiation …

The resistance to therapy of cancer cells is a challenge for achieving an appropriate
therapeutic outcome. Cancer (stem) cells possess several mechanisms for increasing their …

Fatal unintentional poisoning is widespread upon human exposure to toxic agents such as
pesticides, heavy metals, environmental pollutants, bacterial and fungal toxins or even some …

Radiotherapy has been extensively used in clinic for malignant tumors treatment. However,
a severe challenge of it is that the ionizing radiation needed to kill tumors inevitably causes …

The thiol (-SH) functional group is found in a number of drug compounds and confers a
unique combination of useful properties. Thiol-containing drugs can reduce radicals and …

Abstract Approximately 60–80% of cancer patients treated with abdominopelvic
radiotherapy suffer post-radiotherapy toxicities including radiation enteropathy and …