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Anticarcinogenic Agents

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Definition: Agents that reduce the frequency or rate of spontaneous or induced tumors independently of the mechanism involved.  do not confuse with ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS which treat or affect cancer already developed while ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS prevent or reduce the development of cancer; note entry term ANTI-CARCINOGENIC EFFECT: use only for the anti-carcinogenic effect of a c   
See Also Antimutagenic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents
Other names Effects, Anticarcinogenic; Effects, Anti-Carcinogenic; Effect, Anticarcinogenic; Effect, Anti-Carcinogenic; Drugs, Anticarcinogenic; Drugs, Anti-Carcinogenic; Anti Carcinogenic Effects; Anti Carcinogenic Effect; Anti Carcinogenic Drugs; Anti Carcinogenic Agents; Agents, Anticarcinogenic; Agents, Anti-Carcinogenic; Anticarcinogens; Anticarcinogenic Effects; Anticarcinogenic Effect; Anticarcinogenic Drugs; Anti-Carcinogenic Effects; Anti-Carcinogenic Effect; Anti-Carcinogenic Agents; Anti-Carcinogenic Drugs
Substances having this pharmacologic action: crocetin; cryptoxanthin; 2-hydroxyestrone; sulindac sulfone; oltipraz; MSH, 4-Nle-7-Phe-alpha-; diallyl disulfide; schizandrol B; allyl sulfide; irsogladine; cholesteryl sulfate; biochanin A; protocatechuic acid; retinol acetate; selenomethylselenocysteine; Fenretinide; Genistein; sodium selenate; retinol palmitate; lycopene; 3,3'-diindolylmethane; indole-3-carbinol; sulforafan; bexarotene; squalamine; bombesin (6-14), Tpi(6)-Leu(13)-psi(CH2NH)-Leu(14)-; 1,4-phenylenebis(methylene)selenocyanate; ecabet; perilla seed oil; phenethyl isothiocyanate; resveratrol; maxacalcitol; epigallocatechin gallate
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
limonene  138-86-3   *Terpenes *Cyclohexenes Carcinogens Solvents Anticarcinogenic Agents. Digest Dis 21(11):926;1976; Food Cosmet Toxicol 12(5-6):703;1974; J Med Entomol 11(5):617;1974; Life Sci 19:1559;1976; Xenobiot 5(1):33;1975; Xenobiot 6(6):377;1976

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