The role of nutrition in cancer treatment and prevention- from bench to clinic

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Simon Hsia Houn

DoWell Laboratories Inc., USA

: J Food Nutr Disor

Abstract

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In recent years, nutraceutical received considerable interest due to safe, nutritional benefits, promising side effect reduce and high therapeutic properties in many diseases. Good nutrition support during cancer treatment can make quality of life better, keep up patient’s strength and energy, better weight management (cachexia). Lower risk of infection, heal and recover faster. More and more data show integrated, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hyperthermia, immunotherapy (monoclonal antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, cancer vaccines, and non-specific immunotherapies) and nutraceutical will possible form a new era for cancer treatment. From cell to human studies, nutraceutical also give promising data for cancer prevention and after treatment benefits for patients.

Biography

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Simon Hsia Houn is currently the CEO of NH Nutraceutical Inc., the president of DoWell Laboratories Inc., and the honorary Chairman of Taiwan Nutraceutical Association. He had over 30 years of major corporate experience in product research and development with expertise in dietary supplements, nutraceutical products, generic medicine, OTC drugs, skin care, and etc. He is the project leader for numerous clinicals studies and he has published more than 20 papers in reputed journals. nhrd.tammy@gmail.com