Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractβ 1, 3-Glucan in Cancer TreatmentVaclav Vetvicka, J. VetvickovaNatural products, useful in preventing and/or treating various diseases, have been sought after throughout the man’s history. Despite some problems inherited from the natural source of glucans, there is extensive literature about their activities in animal tumor models. For the past 25 years, Japan has used several forms of mushroom-derived glucans in treating cancer patients. Additionally, close to twenty clinical … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 6 Jun 2012 · 8,871 accessesView PDFCite