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chemotherapy

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


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After six months of treatment, the tumors had become small enough that the systemic chemotherapy could stop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

"It's hard having to fight for a treatment, especially when you're undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and oral treatment," Swinburne said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

They used HeLa to test the effects of steroids, chemotherapy drugs, hormones, vitamins, and environmental stress; they infected them with tuberculosis, salmonella, and the bacterium that causes vaginitis.

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




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