Merrill Christensen

Keywords derivatives, resveratrol, prostate cancer, anticarcinogenic compound Department Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Abstract Resveratrol has been shown to be a very effective anticarcinogenic compound, in addition to its anti-viral, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, and life prolonging effects. Resveratrol binds the estrogen receptor beta which in turn down regulates the androgen receptor, which is active in prostate cancer.

Keywords selenium, T antigen, TRAMP mice, Transgenic Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate, prostate cancer Department Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Abstract Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men. The American Cancer Society predicts that 217,730 cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and that 32,050 men will die from the disease in the year 2010 (1). Since prostate cancer has a long latency period, it is a prime candidate for dietary prevention.