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Licorice and Cancer by Wang, Zhi Y., Nixon, Daniel W.

“…Licorice root is one of the oldest and most frequently employed botanicals in Chinese medicine. In the United States, licorice products are most often used as…”
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Differential expression of genes induced by resveratrol in LNCaP cells: P53‐mediated molecular targets by Narayanan, Bhagavathi A., Narayanan, Narayanan K., Re, Gian G., Nixon, Daniel W.

“…Prostate cancer prevention by key elements present in human nutrients derived from plants and fruits has been confirmed in various cell cultures and tumor…”
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Adverse effects of obesity on breast cancer prognosis, and the biological actions of leptin (review) by Rose, David P, Gilhooly, Elaine M, Nixon, Daniel W

“…Leptin is a hormone with multiple biological actions which is produced predominantly by adipose tissue; in humans, plasma levels correlate with total body fat,…”
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p53/p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression and its possible role in G1 arrest and apoptosis in ellagic acid treated cancer cells by Narayanan, Bhagavathi A., Geoffroy, Otto, Willingham, Mark C., Re, Gian G., Nixon, Daniel W.

“…Ellagic acid is a phenolic compound present in fruits and nuts including raspberries, strawberries and walnuts. It is known to inhibit certain…”
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Anthropometric measurement of muscle mass: revised equations for calculating bone-free arm muscle area by Heymsfield, S, McManus, C, Smith, J, Stevens, V, Nixon, DW

“…Arm muscle area (AMA, cm2) is currently calculated from triceps skinfold thickness (TSF, cm), and midarm circumference (MAC, cm). In assessing the accuracy of…”
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Elucidation of molecular targets of mammary cancer chemoprevention in the rat by organoselenium compounds using cDNA microarray by El-Bayoumy, Karam, Narayanan, Bhagavathi A., Desai, Dhimant H., Narayanan, Narayanan K., Pittman, Brian, Amin, Shantu G., Schwartz, Joel, Nixon, Daniel W.

“…We employed cDNA microarray analysis to identify, in mammary adenocarcinomas induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a] anthracene (DMBA) in the rat, target genes as…”
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Resveratrol-induced cell growth inhibition and apoptosis is associated with modulation of phosphoglycerate mutase B in human prostate cancer cells: two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry evaluation by Narayanan, Narayanan K., Narayanan, Bhagavathi A., Nixon, Daniel W.

“…Several studies provide evidence for the anti-carcinogenic activity of resveratrol, a phytoalexin present in grapes and berries, but the precise mechanisms…”
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Preventive Medicine in the Year 2000 by Nixon, DW

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Metabolism and DNA binding of the environmental pollutant 6‐nitrochrysene in primary culture of human breast cells and in cultured MCF‐10A, MCF‐7 and MDA‐MB‐435s cell lines by Boyiri, Telih, Leszczynska, Joanna, Desai, Dhimant, Amin, Shantu, Nixon, Daniel W., El‐Bayoumy, Karam

“…The environmental pollutant 6‐nitrochrysene (6‐NC) is a potent mammary carcinogen in the rat. To determine if the results obtained in 6‐NC‐treated rodents can…”
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Cancer, cancer cachexia, and diet: lessons from clinical research by Nixon, Daniel W.

“…Cachexia is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. Successful nutritional repletion might enhancetreatment results, quality of life, and…”
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Floating Billboards: Can Commercial Advertising in the Coastal Zone Be Regulated? by McCarthy, Elena, Nixon, Dennis W.

“…This article addresses federal, state, and local regulatory regimes for controlling commercial advertising in coastal waters. It focuses on a new method of…”
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Garlic: a review of its relationship to malignant disease by Dausch, J G, Nixon, D W

“…Garlic (Allium sativum) has had an important dietary and medicinal role for centuries. It is now known that garlic contains chemical constituents with…”
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Special aspects of cancer prevention trials by Nixon, D W

“…The results of early cancer prevention trials now are being reported, and new trials have begun or are being designed. Initial trials used agents such as…”
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Feasibility of using volunteer research staff to deliver and evaluate a low-fat dietary intervention: the American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Dietary Intervention Project by Kristal, A R, Shattuck, A L, Bowen, D J, Sponzo, R W, Nixon, D W

“…This report presents the results of a study to examine the feasibility of using volunteers as research staff for a randomized trial of whether reduction in…”
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PP38. Issues in developing an economic evaluation of an innovative cancer control program for the medically underserved by Jones, WJ, Rodgers, K, Nixon, DW, Hoskins, D, Wilson, D, Lackland, D

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Concepts in cancer chemoprevention research by Greenwald, P, Nixon, D W, Malone, W F, Kelloff, G J, Stern, H R, Witkin, K M

“…Cancer prevention through the use of chemical intervention regimens (chemoprevention) is an emerging field with broad potential for impacting on cancer…”
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A randomized study of oral nutritional support versus ad lib nutritional intake during chemotherapy for advanced colorectal and non-small-cell lung cancer by Evans, W K, Nixon, D W, Daly, J M, Ellenberg, S S, Gardner, L, Wolfe, E, Shepherd, F A, Feld, R, Gralla, R, Fine, S

“…One hundred ninety-two patients with previously untreated metastatic cancer (102 non-small-cell lung cancer [NSCLC]; 90 colorectal cancer) were randomized to…”
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Results of a volunteer program to conduct dietary intervention research for women by Bowen, D J, Kuniyuki, A, Shattuck, A, Nixon, D W, Sponzo, R W

“…The American Cancer Society (ACS) initiated the Breast Cancer Dietary Intervention Project (BCDIP) to involve community volunteers in cancer-related…”
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Volunteers as adjunct researchers in a Cancer Prevention trial: the American Cancer society Colon Polyp Prevention Study by EDINBORO, P. C, LAWRENCE, W. JR, NIXON, D. W, ZFASS, A, DUCKWORTH, P. F, KING, R

“…In April 1991, the Virginia Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS) initiated the feasibility phase of the Colon Polyp Prevention Study (CPPS) to…”
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The value of parenteral nutrition support. Chemotherapy and radiation treatment by Nixon, D W

“…Nutritional support in chemotherapy and radiation therapy patients is a very attractive concept. This group of patients frequently begins treatment…”
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