Chemoprevention
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Broader Terms
disease /disorder prevention /control
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Related Terms
chemotherapy, fenretinide, genistein, neuroprotectant
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Scope Note
use of a chemical or drug to prevent occurrence, relapse, or progression of a disease, disorder, or other pathologic event.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- What is chemoprevention and how does it work? Chemoprevention is the attempt to use natural and synthetic compounds to intervene in the early stages of cancer, before invasive disease begins.
- What Is Breast Cancer Chemoprevention? Breast cancer chemoprevention is the use of prescription medicines, such as tamoxifen and raloxifene, to prevent breast cancer.
- Cancer Encyclopedia ChemopreventionDefinitionChemoprevention is the attempt to prevent cancer from developing by using substances that interfere in the process of carcinogenesis.
- Chemoprevention is entirely different from chemotherapy, the use of drugs to treat cancer.
- Currently, however, their efficacy in chemoprevention is unclear.
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