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azoxymethane

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000885

A substance that is used in cancer research to cause colon tumors in laboratory animals. This is done to test new diets, drugs, and procedures for use in cancer prevention and treatment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000885
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000885",
  "term": "azoxymethane",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance that is used in cancer research to cause colon tumors in laboratory animals. This is done to test new diets, drugs, and procedures for use in cancer prevention and treatment.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/azoxymethane/"
}

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