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Stars in Nutrition & Cancer - Protecting Against Cancer: Edible Plants, Genes, and Enzymes

Meeting Date

March 21, 2005

Meeting Location

Lipsett Amphitheater
Building 10
NIH Main Campus

Speaker

Paul Talay, M.D.
Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Meeting Objectives

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Explore the mechanisms by which phytochemicals, genes, and enzymes are regulated by plant chemicals in cancer prevention.
  • Recognize sulforaphane and other bioactive food components as inducers of protective enzyme activity to prevent cancer.

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