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Antitumor vs Anticancer - What's the difference?

antitumor | anticancer |

As adjectives the difference between antitumor and anticancer

is that antitumor is inhibiting the development of a tumor while anticancer is that is used to treat cancer.

As a noun antitumor

is any substance that inhibits tumors.

antitumor

English

Alternative forms

* antitumour

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inhibiting the development of a tumor.

    • Synonyms

    * antineoplastic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance that inhibits tumors.
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    anticancer

    English

    Adjective

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