Prevention and Public Health Terms

A substance being studied in the prevention of cancer.

Work done before illness appears, or early enough in its course that far less damage follows.

Preventive measures, such as vaccines, screening tests, and risk-reducing lifestyle changes, aim to stop a disease from developing rather than treat it afterward.

Surgery to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before disease develops.

A medical doctor who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

A substance that is used to improve the health of the digestive system and bones and is being studied in the prevention of colon cancer.

A drug that is being studied in the prevention of cancer.

Risedronate belongs to the bisphosphonate drug class and is an established medication for slowing bone loss and reducing fracture risk.

A statistical association, not a verdict: having one changes the odds without settling what will happen to any individual person.

A substance that is being studied in the prevention of oral mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy or chemotherapy for head and neck cancer.

The active ingredient in a drug that helps control the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is being studied in the prevention and treatment of some types of cancer.

A drug that helps control the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is being studied in the prevention and treatment of some types of cancer.

X-rays of the breasts taken to check for breast cancer in the absence of signs or symptoms.

A substance that is being studied in the prevention of cancer.

A widely sold liver supplement whose one genuinely established use has little to do with the bottle on the shelf.

An anticancer drug that is also used in cancer prevention.

An anticancer drug that is also used in cancer prevention.

An anticancer drug that is also used in cancer prevention.

An asthma tablet that shuts down the enzyme making leukotrienes, rather than blocking the receptors those chemicals act on.

A drug that is used in the treatment of acne and psoriasis and is being studied in cancer prevention.