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chemotherapy

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


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Unlike chemotherapy, which kills healthy and cancerous cells alike, these medicines essentially empower patients’ immune systems to correctly recognize and attack tumors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

The findings suggest the approach could work alongside chemotherapy and other existing cancer therapies to improve patient outcomes.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

She announced in March 2024 that she had been diganosed with cancer, without revealing which type and that she had begun chemotherapy.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Collins was being treated with a drug called Avastin to slow the tumour's growth, and had been travelling to Singapore for a targeted form of chemotherapy.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

And so the youngest of our family, with the blond hair and the hazel eyes, had the chemotherapy and the radiation.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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