Natural sources as potential anti-cancer agents: A review

Abstract

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Conventional cancer therapies cause serious side effects and at best,
merely extend the patient’s lifespan by a few years. Cancer control may therefore benefit from the potential that resides in
alternative therapies. The demand to utilize alternative concepts or approaches to the treatment of cancer is therefore
escalating. However, the potential treatment of cancer is still under investigation. In fact the plants occupy a good place in
the treatment. With the advanced knowledge of molecular science and the refinement in isolation and structural elucidation
techniques, we are now in much better position to identify various anticancer plants. The medicinal plants and their
products, particularly vegetables have antioxidant activity leading to anti cancer effect. Many doctors recommend that
people wish to reduce the risk of cancer must eat vegetables everyday in their diet. The vegetables contain many
phytochemicals having antioxidant activity. The antioxidant protects the cells from damaged caused by free oxygen
radicals. Here the present article gives a better therapeutic approach to cancer by the maximum use vegetables against
different cancers.