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chemotherapy

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


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The question now is whether Pope Leo XIV will need additional treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

He completed nine rounds of chemotherapy and proton beam radiation.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The findings suggest that giving a short course of immunotherapy before surgery may provide more durable cancer control for this specific type of bowel cancer than the usual combination of surgery and post-operative chemotherapy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Her edited stem cells were returned to her last December, following chemotherapy, and she has now recovered well.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

As far as we knew, she was getting good medical care, and the chemotherapy seemed to be working.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

"When I failed the chemotherapies that were on the market, no one wanted me in their clinical trials," she said at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The deal will expand Gilead’s capabilities in antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, which deliver powerful chemotherapies to cancerous cells without harming nearby cells.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

Possemato says his team has plans to investigate how blocking other cancer cell pathways might trigger apoptosis in response to these chemotherapies.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

Working with Valerie Kickhoefer in Rome’s lab, the group then found that the drug-resistant cancer cells generated many more vaults than nonresistant ones, suggesting the structures might sequester or expel chemotherapies.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2024

We started to have steroids, we started to have the wide availability of antibiotics, we started to have effective chemotherapies, we started to have drugs which were really effective in various mental health issues.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023


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