Anticancer phytochemicals: Overview New perspective of old remedies

Cancer is one of the major cause of mortality every year. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery are most commonly used methods for treatment. There is certain side effect associated with these treatments which includes hair loss, suppression of bone marrow, drug resistance, gastrointestinal lesions, neurologic dysfunction and cardiac toxicity. Therefore, the search for new anticancer agents with better efficacy and lesser side effects has been continued. Natural compounds are good sources for the development of new remedies for different diseases. Thus, we have made an approach to discussed certain phytochemicals which may prove as potential anticancer agents with less toxicity and more effectiveness.