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chemotherapy

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


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Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

The company is evaluating divarasib on its own and as part of drug combinations without chemotherapy across different settings of the disease and stages of treatment, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Smith did not specify the type of cancer, but said the illness had spread and Whimsy needed to begin chemotherapy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Even with surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, patients typically survive less than 15 months after diagnosis.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

When a child is on as many heavy-duty chemotherapy drugs as Jeffrey is, the liver takes a beating.

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




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