Anticancer effect of herbal and marine products: A systematic review

Abstract

The majority of the world's nations have faced the second-highest cancer mortality rate. The main causes of cancer include an unbalanced diet, genetic factors, and a few specific environmental substances. Recently, a variety of substances have been used to treat cancer, and some are still being studied. It has long been known that the mid of the twentieth century that plant and marine species create a wide range of chemically and physiologically diverse metabolites with a variety of biological effects, including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifouling and so on. The focus of this study is on newly found compounds from plant and marine sources that have potent anticancer effects.