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chemotherapy

[kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkɛm oʊ- /


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Competition in the market for drugs to treat ovarian cancer resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy is heating up, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The trial, which included 500 patients in North America, Europe, and Asia, found the average survival time for patients on chemotherapy was 6.6 months, compared with 13.2 months for patients on daraxonrasib.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The international study found that more than two-thirds of its participants could be spared the side of effects of chemotherapy and be treated with hormone therapy alone.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Avery was diagnosed with a rare, highly aggressive brain cancer and underwent chemotherapy, radiation and a risky surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

I found out later that he had begun chemotherapy for his disease, and that one of the many side effects was nausea.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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