Lycopene interferes with cell cycle progression and insulin-like growth factor I signaling in mammary cancer cells.

Recent studies have shown that high insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) blood level is a risk factor in breast and prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to determine whether the mitogenic activity of IGF-I in mammary cancer cells can be reduced by the dietary carotenoid lycopene. The anticance...

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Published in:	Nutrition & Cancer Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 101 - 112
Main Authors:	Karas M, Amir H, Fishman D, Danilenko M, Segal S, Nahum A, Koifmann A, Giat Y, Levy J, Sharoni Y
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd 2000
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