Chemoprevention

Chemoprevention
: The use of natural or laboratory-made substances to prevent cancer.
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The use of drugs or other agents to inhibit the development or progression of malignant changes in cells.

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che·mo·pre·ven·tion -pri-'ven-chən n the use of chemical agents to prevent the development of cancer
che·mo·pre·ven·tive -'ven-tiv adj

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che·mo·pre·ven·tion (ke″mo-pre-venґshən) chemoprophylaxis.

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