Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Medical BioScience) by Author "de Kock, Maryna"
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The effect of nicotine and prostaglandin A2 on the lung cancer cell line NCI-H157
Willemse, Chontrelle (2009)Lung cancer is the most common fatal cancer in terms of both incidence and mortality in the world. The most important cause of lung cancer is exposure to tobacco smoke through active or passive smoking. Nicotine which is ... -
Fatty acids as cancer preventive tools in the dietary modulation of altered lipid profiles associated with hepatocarcinogenesis
Abel, Stefan (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis consists of a brief description on cancer, carcinogenesis, the changes in the type and level of dietary fat available in our diets over time and association with the development of certain diseases. The main ... -
Modulation of colon carcinogenesis by dietary ω-6/ω-3 fatty acid ratios : a chemopreventive strategy?
Abrahams, Celeste H. (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine whether dietary fats constituting specific ω-6/ω-3 fatty acids (FA) ratio has chemopreventive modulating effects on the development of colon cancer. Western diets intake of saturated ...