CHEMOPREVENTION

Chemoprevention has been shown to be an extremely promising approach t o the prevention of invasive cancer. Through the identification of che mopreventive agents that inhibit or reverse the process of carcinogene sis, new strategies of early intervention can be developed for patient s at high risk that potentially prevent the onset of invasive and meta static phases of cancer. This articles reviews the present efforts in chemoprevention research, including the identification of promising ag ents, screening, and preclinical and clinical evaluations.