chemotherapy
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Immunotherapy and chemotherapy can help some patients, but the disease is still extremely difficult to control.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Jones described her years taking the chemotherapy drugs as "horrendous".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
She told the inquest at Pontypridd Coroners' Court that the delay was "unacceptable" and reduced the chance of successful chemotherapy.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He battled it with chemotherapy and radiation, according to reporting from USA Today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The man who catches a meningococcus is in considerably less danger for his life, even without chemotherapy, than meningococci with the bad luck to catch a man.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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"When I failed the chemotherapies that were on the market, no one wanted me in their clinical trials," she said at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The deal will expand Gilead’s capabilities in antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, which deliver powerful chemotherapies to cancerous cells without harming nearby cells.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
When mixed with other nutrients, they can also be administerd alongside chemotherapies, the Times noted.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024
Working with Valerie Kickhoefer in Rome’s lab, the group then found that the drug-resistant cancer cells generated many more vaults than nonresistant ones, suggesting the structures might sequester or expel chemotherapies.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2024
This approach has been shown to result in better outcomes for patients, but it is not widely used for chemotherapies such as 5-fluorouracil.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
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