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chemotherapy

/ˌkiːmoʊˈθɛrəpi/

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Medical treatment that uses powerful drugs to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing and dividing.

  • She started chemotherapy last month to treat her breast cancer.
  • The side effects of chemotherapy can include nausea and hair loss.
  • His doctor recommended a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.
  • Oncologists often adjust chemotherapy dosages based on patient response and tolerance to minimize adverse effects while maintaining efficacy.
  • Recent advances in targeted chemotherapy have improved survival rates for patients with previously untreatable forms of leukemia.
  • The research team is investigating whether combining chemotherapy with immunotherapy yields better outcomes than either treatment alone.