title: [Retinoids and cancer].
abstract: In this article, we survey recent advances in basic as well as clinical studies on retinoids including structure-function correlation of retinoids, effects of retinoids on cell growth, anticancer activities, immunological potentiation, initiation and promotion of cancer, differentiation, and chemoprevention.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004224:Diterpenes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012172:Retinaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000084562:Retinyl Esters; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes; D000084562:Retinyl Esters; D014801:Vitamin A; C014794:retinol palmitate; D012172:Retinaldehyde