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Antineoplastic vs Anticancer - What's the difference?

antineoplastic | anticancer |

As adjectives the difference between antineoplastic and anticancer

is that antineoplastic is inhibiting the development of tumours while anticancer is that is used to treat cancer.

As a noun antineoplastic

is any such agent, used in chemotherapy.

antineoplastic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (oncology) Inhibiting the development of tumours.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (oncology, pharmacology) Any such agent, used in chemotherapy.

    • anticancer

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) That is used to treat cancer.