Surgery to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before disease develops. Also called prophylactic mastectomy. … [Read more...]
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preventive
Used to prevent disease. … [Read more...]
prevention
In medicine, action taken to decrease the chance of getting a disease or condition. For example, cancer prevention includes avoiding risk factors (such as … [Read more...]
chemoprevention study
In cancer prevention, a clinical trial that studies whether taking certain medicines, vitamins, minerals, or food supplements can prevent cancer. Also called … [Read more...]
chemoprevention
The use of drugs, vitamins, or other agents to try to reduce the risk of, or delay the development or recurrence of, cancer. … [Read more...]
pomegranate-extract pill
A pill formulation of polyphenol extracts derived from the fruit of the deciduous shrub Punica granatum with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive … [Read more...]
paclitaxel-loaded polymeric micelle
A biodegradable poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(D,L-lactide) copolymer miceller nanoparticle-entrapped formulation of paclitaxel with antineoplastic activity. … [Read more...]
navitoclax
An orally bioavailable, synthetic small-molecule antagonist of a subset of the B-cell leukemia 2 (Bcl-2) family of proteins with potential antineoplastic … [Read more...]
PPI-2458
A synthetic derivative of fumagillin with antineoplastic and cytotoxic properties. PPI-2458 irreversibly inhibits the enzyme methionine aminopeptidase type 2 … [Read more...]
monoclonal antibody HeFi-1
A murine monoclonal antibody with potential antineoplastic activity. Monoclonal antibody HeFi-1 binds to CD30, a cell surface antigen found on mitogen-activated … [Read more...]