Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Herbal Medicines and Natural Products for Genitourinary Cancer Treatment


Publishing date
01 May 2022
Status
Closed
Submission deadline
31 Dec 2021

Lead Editor

1University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

2Shandong University, Jinan, China

3University of Science and Technology Bannu, Banu, Pakistan

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Herbal Medicines and Natural Products for Genitourinary Cancer Treatment

This issue is now closed for submissions.

Description

Genitourinary (GU) cancers account for 30% of all cancers in men. These cancers are one of the most common cancer diseases worldwide. Prostate cancer accounts for 20% of all cancers. In general, bladder and kidney cancers are common cancers in men. Meanwhile, testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men. The high incidence of GU cancer has generated a great interest in the pharmacotherapy of GU cancer.

Treatment of genitourinary cancer is primarily based on combinative therapeutic approaches to overcome the limitations upon single agent-based therapeutic strategies. Nutraceuticals and complementary treatments are gaining popularity as they can treat various cancers due to numerous useful effects. There has been strong evidence that herbal medicines and natural products are vital for the management of genitourinary cancer in terms of improving treatment outcomes. Moreover, these products are able to reduce the severe cytotoxic side effects of chemotherapy, which is one of the major limitations of all cancer therapies (including GU). Further research in this field will help improve the availability of therapeutic approaches for cancer patients. Further studies are needed to understand how we can strengthen antitumoral responses, ameliorate disease prognosis and patient outcomes.

The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together original research and review articles discussing herbal medicine and natural products for the management of genitourinary cancers. Submissions should also discuss the use of these products for genitourinary cancer treatment.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Herbal medicines and natural products for prostate cancer treatment
  • Herbal medicines and natural products as chemotherapeutic agents in bladder cancer
  • Herbal medicines and natural products in testicular cancer
  • Herbal medicines and natural products in penile cancer
  • Herbal medicines and natural products in adrenocarcinoma
  • Natural products and conventional therapeutic approaches as anticancer agents for genitourinary cancer
  • Preclinical and clinical studies discussing the use of herbal medicines and natural products for genitourinary cancer treatment
  • Herbal medicine and natural compounds as cytoprotective agents to reduce toxicity in genitourinary cancer
  • Herbal medicine and natural products effects on immunity during genitourinary cancer therapy
  • Anti-genitourinary cancer mechanisms of herbal medicines and natural products

Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 4355805
  • - Research Article

Diagnosis Value of Colposcope Combined with Serum Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen, Carbohydrate Antigen 125, and Carcinoembryonic Antigen for Moderate to Advanced Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Modified Fuzheng Peiyuan Decoction

Huijuan Meng | Yulan Zhang | Youguo Chen
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 5481271
  • - Research Article

Ginkgolic Acid (GA) Inhibits the Growth of OCa by Inhibiting lncRNA MALAT1/JAK2 Axis

Zhiyi Fei | Yi Yu | ... | Fang Luo
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 2782875
  • - Research Article

Clinical Efficacy of Fuzheng Guben Anticancer Decoction Combined with Taxol in Treating Ovarian Carcinoma and Its Effect on Complication Incidence

Pinger Li | Yinmei Lou
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 5751795
  • - Research Article

Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Vaginal Lavage Combined with Psychological Intervention in Postoperative Patients with Cervical Cancer

Rufen Ma | Ruixiang Yu | ... | Yuan Li
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 5189069
  • - Research Article

The Diagnostic Value of Serum Ang, VEGF, and CRP Combined with the Chinese Medicine Antitumor Formula in the Treatment of Advanced Renal Carcinoma

Nana Dong | Shengmin Zhang | ... | Feng Chen
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6881720
  • - Research Article

Functions of Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Recombinant Human Interferon α2b in Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasias Patients

Wei Ding | Xiaoyan Li | ... | Zhenna Wang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 1511607
  • - Research Article

Breviscapine Participates in the Progression of Prostate Cancer by Inhibiting ZFP91 Expression through Upregulation of MicroRNA-129-5p

Jie Yang | Wanjun Jin | ... | Duo Zheng
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6053406
  • - Research Article

Effect of Combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western Medicine on Endometrial Carcinoma and Its Influence on Ultrasound, MRI, Tumor Markers HE4 and CA125

Xia Gao | Qiuying Li | ... | Shichun Li
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 4975867
  • - Research Article

Effect of Wenshentiaojing Decoction on Hormone Level and Follicular Number in Patients with Menstrual Disorder of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Lanzhi Li | Ning Huang | ... | Lu Wang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 5083302
  • - Research Article

Alkannin Inhibits the Development of Ovarian Cancer by Affecting miR-4461

Yaowen Wang | Jingfang Zhang | ... | Honggang Wang
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