Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Herbal Medicines and Natural Products for Genitourinary Cancer Treatment


Publishing date
01 May 2022
Status
Published
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


Herbal Medicines and Natural Products for Genitourinary Cancer Treatment

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 5612925
  • - Research Article

Effect of Psychological Care Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine on Postoperative Psychological Stress Response in Patients with Advanced Cervical Cancer

Xue Hou | Huajuan Zhang | ... | Hua Xu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 1446864
  • - Research Article

Clinical Effects of Chinese Herbal Decoction Combined with Basic Chemoradiotherapy and Nursing Intervention in the Treatment of Cervical Cancer and the Effect on Serum CEA, CA125, and TNF-α Levels

Lizhen Gao | Jia Lv | ... | Qiuhua Wan
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 7767186
  • - Research Article

Observation of Efficacy of Internet-Based Chronic Disease Management Model Combined with Modified Therapy of Bushenyiliu Decoction in Treating Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Prostate Cancer and Its Effect on Disease Control Rate

Yi Wang | Ankang Yin | ... | Yuan Liu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 5327331
  • - Research Article

Diagnostic Value of Color Doppler Ultrasound Combined with Superb Microvascular Imaging in the Detection of Small Renal Tumors Less than 3 cm Treated with Jinkui Shenqi Pills

Yuping Gong | Shuhui Li
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 1849114
  • - Research Article

Effect of Yiqi Buxue Decoction on Hemodynamic Changes of the Uterine Artery and Fetal Umbilical Artery and Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Rendong Han | Liya Gao | ... | Chunxia Deng
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 2971644
  • - Research Article

Effect of Psychological Intervention Combined with Family Cooperation on the Perioperative Quality of Life and Psychological States of Elderly Patients with Prostate Cancer Treated with Compound Kushen Injection

Jingyun Zhang | Caijian Li | ... | Qianqian Zhu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 2102618
  • - Research Article

Effect of Perineum Block Anesthesia Combined with Unprotected Perineal Delivery on the Perineal Integrity Rate and Maternal-Infant Outcomes in Primiparas Taking Health Products Containing Traditional Chinese Medicine

Xu Liu | Jianyun Ge | ... | Boxiang Du
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