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PC-SPES

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006410

A mixture of eight herbs that has been sold as a dietary supplement and promoted as a way to keep the prostate healthy and to treat prostate cancer. PC-SPES has been studied in the treatment of prostate cancer, but has been taken off the market in the U.S. because of safety concerns.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006410
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006410",
  "term": "PC-SPES",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A mixture of eight herbs that has been sold as a dietary supplement and promoted as a way to keep the prostate healthy and to treat prostate cancer. PC-SPES has been studied in the treatment of prostate cancer, but has been taken off the market in the U.S. because of safety concerns.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pc-spes/"
}

Record 12,772 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.