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chemotherapy

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


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She went into remission after chemotherapy and later had a stem cell transplant, but was told in May the cancer had returned and that treatment options in the UK were unlikely to be curative.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Even taking a boy to chemotherapy sessions may, as the story suggests, spark envy and resentment in the brother who gets left at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The standard treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer has historically relied on chemotherapy, potent drugs designed to kill rapidly dividing cells.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Compared to standard chemotherapy, daraxonrasib nearly doubled overall survival from 6.7 months to 13.2 months after diagnosis.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 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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