Curcumin in chronic lymphocytic leukemia – A review

Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6

Abstract

Curcumin is a widely researched natural product and is known to possess anticarcinogenic properties. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a type of leukemia that principally affects patients with age higher than 60 years. Since the toxicity of conventional drugs exceeds the benefits of treating this leukemia type, patients are treated only in the advanced symptomatic stages. The current article reviews curcumin, its general actions and targets in cancer, and specifically that of it in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

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Vagish Kumar Laxman Shanbhag

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  • EP ID EP254525
  • DOI 10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.05.003
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Vagish Kumar Laxman Shanbhag (2017). Curcumin in chronic lymphocytic leukemia – A review. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 7(6), 505-512. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-254525