cancer prevention
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcancerandprevention
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cancer
noun
uk/ˈkæn.sər/us/ˈkæn.sɚ/
a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often ...
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prevention
noun[U]
uk/prɪˈven.ʃən/us/prɪˈven.ʃən/
the act of stopping something from happening or of stopping someone from ...
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(Definition ofcancerandpreventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In particular, with lungcancerpreventionis extremely important.
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This is especially true in respect ofcancerpreventionand cure.
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It would also be important to include funding to promotecancerpreventionin the financial perspective.
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In other words,cancerpreventionmust start with smoking prevention.
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It is also considered a useful adjunct to all other treatments as part of skincancerprevention.
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We included all articles with a primary emphasis on health, such as articles focusing on breast cancer screening or skincancerprevention.
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Ideally, understanding the genetic basis of breast cancer should lead to more-effectivecancerprevention and treatment, since genetic defects are potential therapeutic targets.
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They offer improved efficacy over tamoxifen in a variety of adjuvant settings and also offer the potential for breastcancerprevention.
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Mammographic density can be modified through hormonal and chemical means, which can have important implications on mammographic sensitivity, accuracy in cancer diagnosis andcancerprevention.
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In that resolution, we upheld the importance of health for all and of health in all policies and placed major emphasis oncancerprevention.
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The debate has highlighted the potential forcancerpreventionand, we hope, cure.
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I have been able only to touch oncancerprevention: there is much more that could be said.
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Many health professionals also find the recommendations an invaluable guide for advising patients oncancerprevention.
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We know that only 3% of the total budget in developed countries is spent oncancerprevention, compared with 97% on treatment.
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The aim of this partnership is to establish a framework for identifying and sharing information, capacity and expertise incancerpreventionand control.
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Prior to that date, any spending on skin cancer would have been included in generalcancerpreventionfigures and cannot be separately identified.
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The week is nearing its end with today's announcement oncancerprevention.
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The critical factor is almost certainly to be found in the field ofcancerprevention.
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Many carcinogenic substances have been discovered in the workplace, and their removal or control is vital in anycancerpreventionpolicy.
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