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Definition
: The use of chemical compounds to prevent the development of a specific disease.
IM general or unspecified only; prefer specific chemotherapeutic agent /ther use + disease /prev; DF: CHEMOPREV
See Also
Anticarcinogenic Agents
;
Secondary Prevention
Examples
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Other names
Chemoprophylaxis
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
triphenylselenonium chloride
0
*Organoselenium Compounds
Chemoprevention.
Carginogenesis 1995 Mar;16(3):513-7
R 8923
159359-57-6 Benzoic acid, 4-
(3-
(3,5-
bis(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-
4-
hydroxyphenyl)-
1-
oxo-
2-
propenyl)
*Retinoids
Chemoprevention.
Chung Hua Chung Liu Tsa Chih 1994 May;16(3):163-6
KYN 54
91269-98-6 2(5H)-
Furanone, 5-
hydroxy-
4-
(2-
phenylethenyl)-
, (E)
*Retinoids
4-Butyrolactone/*analogs & derivatives
Chemoprevention.
Cancer Lett 1992 Sep 30;66(2):93-8