chemopreventiveadj.n.

1976 Zeitschr. f. Erkrankungen d. Atmunsorgane 145 75 In GDR since about 1960 chemopreventive [Ger. chemoprophylaktische] measures were taken in cases of silicosis and silicotuberculosis too.

1978 Nature 30 Mar. 402/3 J. DeCosee..emphasised the need for safety and freedom from toxicity in any chemopreventive agent, since it would be given to people for long periods of time.

1992 Chicago Tribune 20 Dec. v. 1/4 This is no longer nutritional-food-store stuff... At our hospital, two cancer research sections, gastrointestinal and head and neck, have committed themselves to chemopreventive studies.

2002 Carcinogenesis 23 2055/2 Cruciferous vegetables have been shown to possess chemo-preventive activity against a variety of other cancers.

1984 Carcinogenesis 5 57 The steroid, which has previously been shown to inhibit spontaneous breast cancer and chemically induced lung tumors in mice, may find application as a chemopreventive in individuals at high risk for developing colon cancer.

1990 Cancer 65 1483 The testing and development of candidate chemopreventives proceeds through a series of preclinical efficacy screens, followed by controlled clinical trials.

2003 BusinessWeek 9 June 123/3 More and more people with a..high-risk factor will convince their doctors to prescribe potential chemopreventives—with or without FDA approval.