Chemoprevention
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| Chemoprevention | |
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| Term | Chemoprevention |
| Short definition | chemoprevention - (pronounced) (KEE-moh-pree-VEN-avoid) The use of certain drugs or other substances to lower a person's risk of developing cancer or to prevent it from coming back. For example, tamoxifen and raloxifene are medicines that can be used to prevent certain types of breast cancer in women who are at high risk of developing the disease |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
chemoprevention - (pronounced) (KEE-moh-pree-VEN-avoid) The use of certain drugs or other substances to lower a person's risk of developing cancer or to prevent it from coming back. For example, tamoxifen and raloxifene are medicines that can be used to prevent certain types of breast cancer in women who are at high risk of developing the disease
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