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MeSH Heading: Anticarcinogenic Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.706.018; D27.505.954.248.125; D27.720.799.018
Unique ID: D016588
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016588
Annotation: do not confuse with ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS which treat or affect cancer already developed while ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS prevent or reduce the development of cancer; note entry term ANTI-CARCINOGENIC EFFECT: use only for the anti-carcinogenic effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Agents that reduce the frequency or rate of spontaneous or induced tumors independently of the mechanism involved.
Entry Term(s): Anti-Carcinogenic Agents; Anti-Carcinogenic Drugs; Anti-Carcinogenic Effect; Anti-Carcinogenic Effects; Anticarcinogenic Drugs; Anticarcinogenic Effect; Anticarcinogenic Effects; Anticarcinogens
NLM Classification #: QV 269
See Also: Antimutagenic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/04/29
Revision Date: 2014/06/25

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0025302
Scope Note: Agents that reduce the frequency or rate of spontaneous or induced tumors independently of the mechanism involved.
Terms: Anticarcinogenic Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T049635
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Anti-Carcinogenic Agents
Term UI T049637
Date10/10/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Anti-Carcinogenic Drugs
Term UI T049638
Date12/05/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Anticarcinogenic Drugs
Term UI T049639
Date12/05/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Anticarcinogens
Term UI T049636
Date10/10/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Concept UI: M0556249
Terms: Anticarcinogenic Effect Preferred Term
Term UI T788154
Date03/31/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Anti-Carcinogenic Effect
Term UI T788156
Date03/31/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Anti-Carcinogenic Effects
Term UI T788157
Date03/31/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Anticarcinogenic Effects
Term UI T788155
Date03/31/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012)

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