A ‘complex solution’ to a ‘complex’ problem

Several biological and physical factors confer complexity on cancer, which may be responsible for its associated morbidity. The successful management of this hyperproliferative disease is beyond the realm of therapeutics that may include the use of a single or at times a combination of treatment modalities. It is apparent that prevention with complex agents such as botanicals could serve as a possible potential solution. The present review focuses on the aspects of cancer that contribute toward making it an extremely complex disease and that may be tackled effectively with the use of 'multicomponent' botanicals.