Primary prevention – measures aimed directly at the prevention of the disease. This is prevention in the usual sense of the term. This page is about primary cancer prevention.
Secondary prevention – measures to detect cancer in the early stages of development, which leads to the use of radical treatments that completely cure cancer. Secondary prevention activities include screening of malignant neoplasms.
Tertiary prevention is a measure to prevent disability (rehabilitation) of cancer patients.
Chemoprophylaxis is the use of drugs to prevent the occurrence of malignant tumors.
