{"id":9233,"date":"2020-02-27T06:57:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T06:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=9233"},"modified":"2021-06-25T06:16:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T06:16:06","slug":"antineoplastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/antineoplastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Antineoplastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Said of a drug intended to inhibit or prevent the maturation and proliferation of neoplasms that may become malignant, by targeting the DNA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Inhibiting or preventing the development of neoplasms, checking the maturation and proliferation of malignant cells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Inhibiting or preventing the growth and spread of neoplasms or cancerous cells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Agent that helps prevent abnormal growths.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any agent that inhibits or prevents the formation or maintenance of tumors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A drug that prevents or attenuates the growth and proliferation of cancerous cells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Drug that controls or kills cancer cells, used in the treatment of cancer by chemotherapy. 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