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chemotherapy

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


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During complex cancer treatments — such as chemotherapy infusions or imaging — patients may spend several hours in hospital.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Neill, 78, said in a weekend interview he had lived with the blood cancer for about five years but his chemotherapy treatment eventually stopped working.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Doctors told the family the tumour could not be surgically removed and Sienna has now begun an 18-month course of chemotherapy.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Among those taking vitamin D, 43% experienced complete disappearance of their cancer following chemotherapy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

After leaving the Mayo Clinic, Gey spent several days in New York City at Sloan-Kettering for another study, and he underwent chemotherapy at Hopkins using a drug not yet approved for use in humans.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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