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chemotherapy

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


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This could potentially make for more efficient and accessible cancer treatments without needing chemotherapy.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

For example, acute myeloid leukemia—the disease that afflicted Kennedy family member Tatiana Schlossberg before she died in December—remains among the hardest to cure, frequently recurring despite intensive chemotherapy and transplantation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Doctors focused on using immune-suppressing drugs, adjusting chemotherapy and radiation doses, and fine-tuning donor cell infusions, allowing donor immune cells to fight disease without overwhelming the patient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Patients usually have to undergo chemotherapy before they can get treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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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