chemotherapy
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌkiːmoʊˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
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quimioterapia
- Now, there are three main ways of treating cancer, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery.
- maintenance chemotherapy
- short-course chemotherapy
- a course of chemotherapy
Many cancers involve fast growing cells, so we have chemotherapy drugs that target just fast growing cells.
- Many cancers involve fast growing cells, so we have chemotherapy drugs that target just fast growing cells.
- And thankfully we got the call that she did not need chemotherapy.
- What's the doctor telling you you're going to have to do medication or chemotherapy?
- Or why is it OK to force a family to have chemotherapy for cancer but not OK to force?
- And what the Buddy Fund does is help subsidized the cost or cover the cost in total of chemotherapy and cancer treatments and pets.
- If you think you're a narcissist is going to be the one who's always ready to drive you to chemotherapy or doctor's appointments, think again.
- I'm not saying there is never ever a, a, a time where somebody should be using chemotherapy or radiation.
Examples
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I wound up for almost a year on chemotherapy and radiation.
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But he did go through chemotherapy and he lost all of his hair.
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And so going through chemotherapy, I was sick.
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Primary treatment for this disease includes the use of chemotherapy and radiation.
Academic text (2008) -
Now, chemotherapy can often result in fertility issues.
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But the tumor, the surgery, the radiation and the chemotherapy all damage the developing brain.
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The doctors have tried everything: radiation, chemotherapy, etc., but it's only gotten worse.
Fiction book (2002) -
I've called in a specialist who wants to try another round of chemotherapy.
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If the tumor has spread outside the bladder, chemotherapy or radiotherapy may be advised.
Academic text (2011) -
After being diagnosed with cancer, she began her chemotherapy treatment to combat the disease.
Synonyms
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3.8
Treatment for cancer using strong drugs to kill cancer cells
How Risky
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- Specialized
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4.1
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chemotherapy breaks into chemo- ('chemical') and -therapy ('treatment' or 'healing'), and you can see the same idea in the word chemical and in therapy. So chemotherapy simply means a 'treatment with chemicals' that doctors use to fight diseases like cancer.