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Journal of RNA and Genomics

ISSN: 2591-7781

Volume 14

Oluwakemi O et al., J RNA Genomics 2018, Volume 14

INVESTIGATING FOREST PRODUCTS FOR

CANCER MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHWEST

NIGERIA

Oluwakemi O

and

Samuel Oluwalana

Federal College of Complementary and Alternative medicine, Nigeria

xperts have predicted that by 2020, the number of cancer patients in Ni-

geria will rise from 24 million to 42 million, in line with speculations 21

years ago. It is also feared that by same 2020, death rates from cancer in

Nigerian males and females may reach 72.7 per 100,000 and 76 per 100,000

respectively. The development of forest products is already creating markets

and improving lives of the people who depend on it as a source of livelihood.

Objectives of the study include:

Description of the various activities involved

in the utilization of forest products by Traditional Medicine Practitioners

(TMPs) to treat cancer, identify the medicinal impact of forest product in can-

cer treatment in the study area and examine the difference in the treatment

of cancer by Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Orthodox Medicine Prac-

titioners.

Results:

The result showed the following species were identified belonging to

seven different families;

Rutaceae, Asteraceae, Anarcardiaceae, Annonaceae,

Meliaceae, Guttiferaceae

and

Leguminaceae

topped the priority list for Cancer

treatment in Southwest Nigeria. Five of the plants were tested against cancer

cell lines MCF7 and Hs578T while Doxorubicin (a synthetic anticancer drug)

was used as the control treatment. Three plants

Saccharum offinarum

(Stem),

Sucurinega virosa

(Root) and

Piper guineensii

(Seed) produced no result;

Gar-

cinia kola

(Bark) did not exhibit any anticancer effect even at a concentration

of 10 u1/m1 while only one plant species was effective against the cancer

cell line at 1u1/m1. 58% of patients recovered after treatment and 42% did

not suggest that treatment with forest products does not guarantee 100%

cure of the disease. The subjective causes of cancer were however identified

through the responses from the general public to be more of life style relat-

ed. It is therefore, concluded that indigenous forest products are effective in

treatment of cancer.

Oluwakemi O completed her PhD from Federal Universi-

ty of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria in 2016.

She is a Medical Scientist at the Federal College of Com-

plementary and Alternative Medicine, Abuja, Nigeria. She

has over 10 publications.

oaoluwakemi@gmail.com

BIOGRAPHY