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chemotherapy

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


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Researchers were especially encouraged to find that certain chemotherapy drugs appeared to work better in cat mammary tumors carrying the mutated FBXW7 gene.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Unlike chemotherapy, which kills healthy and cancerous cells alike, these medicines essentially empower patients’ immune systems to correctly recognize and attack tumors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

She announced in March 2024 that she had been diganosed with cancer, without revealing which type and that she had begun chemotherapy.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Collins was being treated with a drug called Avastin to slow the tumour's growth, and had been travelling to Singapore for a targeted form of chemotherapy.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Three COs had been bitten by the venomous spiders, he said; one officer got so sick that he required chemotherapy.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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