The role of chemoprevention in cancer control El papel de la quimioprevención en el control del cáncer

Chemoprevention can be defined as the use of chemical compounds or medicines to prevent the occurrence of precancerous lesions (markers) or to slow down or revert the progression of clinically established disease. The use of randomized trial design is considered the gold standard for evaluating the...

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Main Author: EVA BUIATTI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 1997-07-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36341997000400009