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prevention

prevention Prevention refers to actions such as therapeutic, nutritional, environmental, social, or behavioral measures used in groups or individuals to lower the chance of disease, change its course, or stop it from progressing.

Prevention refers to actions such as therapeutic, nutritional, environmental, social, or behavioral measures used in groups or individuals to lower the chance of disease, change its course, or stop it from progressing.

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Drafting source: NCI Thesaurus. Flat export snapshot 2026-10-18. “Preventive Intervention” (C15843).
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