Are the Newer Phytochemicals Effective in the Treatment of Cancer?

Abstract

Dear Editor, Phytochemicals are generally regarded as the secondary metabolites of the higher plants including dietary and medicinal/ aromatic plants. These are well reviewed to possess medicinal value with several health promoting effects and pivot of contemporary medicines for the treatment of diseases including cancer, a foremost cause of mortality worldwide. In the context of phytochemical-based anticancer therapeutics, the use of phytochemicals in cancer chemoptherapy and chemoprevention are very important. Classically, a good number of the extant cancer chemotherapeutic agents are phytochemicals or their analogues. On the other hand, the use of chemical agents to suppress, reverse or prevent the progression of cancer is known as chemoprevention. Advancements in recent research reveals that, phytochemicals are effective in both the treatment and the prevention of cancer, the outcomes seem extremely encouraging for further anticancer drug discovery efforts (Bhattacharya, 2023, 2024)

Keywords: Treatment; Phytochemicals