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Omer Kucuk

- Verified email at emory.edu - Cited by 20417

Ömer KÜÇÜK

- Verified email at kastamonu.edu.tr - Cited by 1338

A comprehensive definition for integrative oncology

…, H Greenlee, P Johnstone, Ö Kücük… - Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Integrative oncology, which is generally understood to refer to the use of a
combination of complementary medicine therapies in conjunction with conventional cancer …

Modeling forest fire risk based on GIS-based analytical hierarchy process and statistical analysis in Mediterranean region

F Sivrikaya, Ö Küçük - Ecological Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
This study proposed an integrated approach to generating a forest fire risk map. It used
geographic information system–based multiple criteria decision analysis (GIS-MCDA) with the …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives for cancer prevention with natural compounds

ARMR Amin, O Kucuk, FR Khuri… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Despite the estimated
565,650 deaths in 2008 of Americans as a result of cancer, it is mostly a preventable disease. …

Antioxidant effect of zinc in humans

AS Prasad, B Bao, FWJ Beck, O Kucuk… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is known to be an important contributing factor in many chronic diseases.
We tested the hypothesis that in healthy normal volunteers zinc acts as an effective anti-…

Phase II randomized clinical trial of lycopene supplementation before radical prostatectomy

O Kucuk, FH Sarkar, W Sakr, Z Djuric, MN Pollak… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2001 - AACR
An inverse association has been observed between dietary intake of lycopene and the risk
of prostate cancer. We investigated the effects of lycopene supplementation in patients with …

Cancer prevention with natural compounds

…, FR Khuri, BB Aggarwal, YJ Surh, O Kucuk - Seminars in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Botanical and nutritional compounds have been used for the treatment of cancer throughout
history. These compounds also may be useful in the prevention of cancer. Population …

Inactivation of nuclear factor κB by soy isoflavone genistein contributes to increased apoptosis induced by chemotherapeutic agents in human cancer cells

Y Li, F Ahmed, S Ali, PA Philip, O Kucuk, FH Sarkar - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
Cancer chemotherapeutic strategies commonly require multiple agents. However, use of
multiple agents contributes to added toxicity resulting in poor treatment outcome. Thus, …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal analysis of forest fire risk and danger using LANDSAT imagery

…, E Bilgili, BD Durmaz, Aİ Kadıoğulları, Ö Küçük - Sensors, 2008 - mdpi.com
Computing fire danger and fire risk on a spatio-temporal scale is of crucial importance in fire
management planning, and in the simulation of fire growth and development across a …

Genistein inhibits NF-kB activation in prostate cancer cells

JN Davis, O Kucuk, FH Sarkar - Nutrition and cancer, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the United
States. Epidemiological studies indicate that susceptibility to prostate cancer may be partly …

Review on molecular and therapeutic potential of thymoquinone in cancer

…, A Azmi, Z Wang, PA Philip, O Kucuk… - Nutrition and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Thymoquinone (TQ) is the predominant bioactive constituent present in black seed oil (Nigella
sativa) and has been tested for its efficacy against cancer. Here, we summarize the …