Carotenoids and Prostate Cancer Risk

C.   Y.F.   Young; H.-Q.      Yuan; M.-L.      He; J.-Y.      Zhang

doi:10.2174/138955708784223495

Abstract

Chemoprevention is presumably one of most effective means to combat prostate cancer (PCa). Patients usually require more than a decade to develop a clinically significant Pca, therefore, an ideal target for chemoprevention. This review will focus on recent findings of a group of naturally occurring chemicals, carotenoids, for potential use in reducing PCa risk.

Keywords: Prostate cancer, chemoprevention, carotenoids, retinoids, carotene, lycopene, antioxidant, cancer risk