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Plant-Derived Extracts and Compounds: An Alternative Therapy Against Breast Cancer

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Breast cancer is among the second overall cause for death in women. In 2012, 1.7 million new cases of breast cancer have been reported worldwide. Emerging modern cancer therapy advocates the usage of alternative natural sources for cure and prevention of breast cancer. Plant sources are most widely used for naturally derived anticancer agents. Plant crude extracts, plant-derived compounds, and secondary metabolites have shown anticancer healing or protective property. Thus, the aim of this chapter is to summarize the various plant sources having the potential to be used as an anti-breast cancer agent.

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Lokhandwala, A., Jain, J. (2018). Plant-Derived Extracts and Compounds: An Alternative Therapy Against Breast Cancer. In: Akhtar, M., Swamy, M. (eds) Anticancer Plants: Natural Products and Biotechnological Implements. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8064-7_19

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