Titlebook: Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 7; Therapeutic Applicat M.A. Hayat Book 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012 Cancer

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Sulforaphane as New Therapeutic Agent for Targeting of Cancer Stem Cells with Focus to Prostate and target the more differentiated tumor cell population but also highly aggressive and therapy resistant cells with stem cell character. This chapter summarizes our knowledge about anti-carcinogenic effects of glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables in general and brings into focus the potential of sulforaphane to target cancer stem cell features.