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Title: Papel del resveratrol en la prevención y tratamiento del cáncer
Author: Cazorla Poderoso, Lucía
Tutor: Calleja-Fernández, Alicia  
Abstract: Cancer is a global health problem of great magnitude and impact due to it's incidence and mortality. Conventional chemotherapeutic agents are very aggressive and are associated with serious adverse effects in patients, therefore researchers are trying to find an alternative agent that could be effective against cancer as well as less toxic. Resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic phytoalexin, has shown promising effects in inhibiting proliferation and cancer progression in several types of tumors. However, its molecular mechanisms and applications in chemotherapy have yet to be fully determined. The objective of this work is to carry out a bibliographic review based on the best scientific evidence available on the beneficial effects of resveratrol in prevention and treatment of cancer. A search for studies has been performed that had taken into account the impact of resveratrol on cancer and met the inclusion criteria. Nine clinical trials have been included in the review for meeting these criteria. This work summarizes the anticancer effects of resveratrol, its effectiveness in various types of cancers and its tolerance and safety. The results obtained from the selected clinical trials are promising, for the most part, in terms of the beneficial effects of resveratrol in prevention and treatment of cancer. However, it seems necessary to carry out more clinical studies to be able to provide more conclusive results of the therapeutic efficacy of resveratrol in cancer treatment.
Keywords: polyphenols
treatment
prevention
cancer
resveratrol
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Issue Date: Feb-2020
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/  
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