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Volume 28, Issue 15
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Abstract

Most cancers have become immune to normal cancer therapy, like chemotherapy and radiation. Therefore, exploring more effective and economical treatment options is important. Plants and herbs contain substances called phytochemicals, which have biological effects. Many phytochemicals having antioxidant and anticancer properties have been studied previously. There is increasing evidence that phytochemicals' anti-carcinogenic benefits originate from their ability to inhibit oxidation, inflammation, cell proliferation, and angiogenesis. These phytochemicals inhibit the spread of cancer by controlling the cell cycle and other molecular processes, such as metastasis. Along with therapeutic potential, other advantages, like their abundance, greater tolerability, and economic use, increase their utility in cancer therapeutics. In recent years, a number of scientists have examined lycophytes and ferns for their potential medicinal and phytochemical properties. This analysis emphasizes the significance of chemicals obtained from ferns and their derivatives in therapeutics. The authors discuss the pteridophyte's anti-cancer properties and other medical uses in this article. This information may help researchers in further research related to the most promising anticancer phytochemicals and their possibility as alternative drugs against cancer.

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