Chemical prevention - KAGAKUYOBO

Japanese: 化学予防 - かがくよぼう
Chemical prevention - KAGAKUYOBO

…However, chemotherapy is now being attempted for cancer as well, and the scope of this term is no longer limited to infectious diseases. Also, when there is a possibility of infection, chemotherapy drugs may be administered in advance as a preventative measure, which is called prophylactic administration or chemoprophylaxis. Chemotherapy is the greatest achievement of medicine in the 20th century, and has rapidly brought under control not only various acute infectious diseases, but also infectious diseases that have plagued humanity for many years, such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "chemoprevention" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし現在では,癌に対しても化学療法が試みられ,この言葉の適用範囲は必ずしも感染症にとどまらなくなった。また,感染の可能性のあるとき,予防のために前もって化学療法剤を投与することがあるが,これは予防内服とか化学予防と呼ばれている。化学療法は,20世紀における医学の最大の成果であって,各種急性伝染病のみならず,結核症,性病など長年人類を苦しめてきた感染症を急速に制圧した。…

※「化学予防」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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