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February 23, 2024
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| Preferred Name | Chemoprevention | |
| Synonyms |
Chemoprevention Cancer Chemoprevention chemoprevention Chemoprevention of Cancer |
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| Definitions |
The use of natural or synthetic substances (e.g., drugs, vitamins, hormones, plant products) or food supplements to reduce the risk of developing a disease, to reduce the chance that disease will recur, or to delay the recurrence. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15604 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
The use of drugs, vitamins, or other agents to try to reduce the risk of, or delay the development or recurrence of, cancer.
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| code |
C15604
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CTRP
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| DEFINITION |
The use of natural or synthetic substances (e.g., drugs, vitamins, hormones, plant products) or food supplements to reduce the risk of developing a disease, to reduce the chance that disease will recur, or to delay the recurrence.
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| DesignNote |
Concept also refers to the studies related to the identification and evaluation of agents that may be used for chemoprevention, e.g. inhibit initiation, promotion, transformation, and/or progression of the malignant process.
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| Display_Name |
Chemoprevention
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| FULL_SYN |
Chemoprevention Cancer Chemoprevention chemoprevention Chemoprevention of Cancer
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| label |
Chemoprevention
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Chemoprevention
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| Preferred_Name |
Chemoprevention
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C15604
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| Semantic_Type |
Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0282515
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