d-Limonene: a bioactive food component from citrus and evidence for a potential role in breast cancer prevention and treatment

Although limited, observations from cell culture, animal, and epidemiological studies support the presence of anti-cancer properties in citrus peel and the primary bioactive food constituent, d-limonene. Early evidence from animal models suggests that when ingested, d-limonene exhibits a wide spectr...

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Main Authors: Jessica A. Miller, Patricia A. Thompson, Iman A. Hakim, H.-H. Sherry Chow, Cynthia A. Thomson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Oncology Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/14