che·mo·pre·ven·tion (k  m -pr -v n sh n)n. The use of chemical agents, drugs, or food supplements to prevent disease. |
chemoprevention
Nutrition The use of drugs, chemicals, vitamins or other substance in the diet or to prevent or ↓ the incidence of a disease–eg, CA; chemopreventive agents–supported by 'soft' epidemiologic data
are vitamins A, C, E, bran, other dietary fibers, and cruciferous vegetables. See Antioxidant, Antioxidant therapy. Cf Chemoprophylaxis, Unproven methods for cancer management.
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