drug design and bioengineering laboratory

Cancer is second leading cause of death in developing countries. In 2008 statistical survey shows that 12.7 million people are affected by cancer. Out of which 7.6 million people are dead (globocon 2008). The use of increasingly aggressive methods (surgery, radiation, hormone therapy) of cancer treatments may shorten life in many instances. Each of these treatments is invasive, has more adverse side effects.
An epidemiological study reveals that regular consumption of fruits and vegetables been associated with reduced risk of cancer. Numerous photochemical have been identified for anticancer therapy. The combination of photochemical may be more effective than the indivisuals.Hence we can combine photochemical with current anticancer drug for reducing toxicity with more effective and also want to study whether these combinations can act either synergistically or not on the various cell lines.