Cancer in South America
Eccard da Silva, Ricardo / Garbi Novaes, Maria Rita C.
Cancer has an important impact on global health, killing 8 million people in 2012, corresponding to 12% of all deaths. The most common types of cancer in South America include cancers of the breast, prostate, colorectal region and lung. Agaricus sylvaticus fungus has been widely used as a dietary supplement in cancer patients. The results suggest that dietary supplementation with Agaricus sylvaticus fungus has metabolic benefits with a positiv...