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Clinical effects of curcumin in enhancing cancer therapy: A systematic review

BMC Cancer · 2020 · Vol. 20(1) · pp. 791–791

Kamran Mansouri(Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences)Shna Rasoulpoor(Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences)Alireza Daneshkhah(Coventry University)Soroush Abolfathi(University of Warwick)Nader Salari✉(Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences)Masoud Mohammadi✉(Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences)Shabnam Rasoulpoor(Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences)Shervin Shabani(Islamic Azad University of Urmia)

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Abstract

The comprehensive systematic review presented in this paper confirms that curcumin reduces the side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, resulting in improving patients' quality of life. A number of studies reported that, curcumin has increased patient survival time and decreased tumor markers' level.

Curcumin's Biomedical Applications Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes Synthesis and bioactivity of alkaloidsCurcuminMedicineCancerSurgical oncologyRadiation therapyChemotherapyOncologyInternal medicinePharmacology

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCell SurvivalCurcuminHumansInflammationNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicQuality of LifeRadiation InjuriesOxidative StressChemoradiotherapyDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions