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chemotherapy

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


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For some employers, autism therapy has become an even bigger expense than routine doctor visits and chemotherapy, according to SmartLight Analytics, a data firm that monitors medical costs for employers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Competition in the market for drugs to treat ovarian cancer resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy is heating up, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The trial, which included 500 patients in North America, Europe, and Asia, found the average survival time for patients on chemotherapy was 6.6 months, compared with 13.2 months for patients on daraxonrasib.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Those who received a low score - two-thirds of the group - were not treated through chemotherapy.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

A girl named Rose says, “Well, because of her cells the medical field had major breakthroughs, like the polio vaccine, chemotherapy, and the creation of drugs that treat leukemia, influenza, and Parkinson’s disease.”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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