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chemotherapy

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


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During complex cancer treatments — such as chemotherapy infusions or imaging — patients may spend several hours in hospital.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Neill, 78, said in a weekend interview he had lived with the blood cancer for about five years but his chemotherapy treatment eventually stopped working.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

"With supplementation, levels increased throughout chemotherapy treatment, which reinforces a possible contribution to the patients' recovery," Carvalho-Pessoa told Agência FAPESP.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

The path to chemotherapy began with a 1943 wartime disaster in Bari, Italy, where sailors exposed to mustard gas showed severely depleted white blood cell counts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I found out later that he had begun chemotherapy for his disease, and that one of the many side effects was nausea.

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




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