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chemotherapy

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


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Her treatment continued for more than a decade, until suddenly, in 2024, she received a phonecall from a doctor saying her chemotherapy was stopping.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The diagnosis, by an experienced cancer consultant, led to 11 years of chemotherapy treatment which changed her life.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

This "inflamed but immune-suppressed" state is one reason chemotherapy and immunotherapy can be less effective.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

He battled it with chemotherapy and radiation, according to reporting from USA Today.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

When a child is on as many heavy-duty chemotherapy drugs as Jeffrey is, the liver takes a beating.

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

"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

Possemato says his team has plans to investigate how blocking other cancer cell pathways might trigger apoptosis in response to these chemotherapies.

From Science Daily Nov. 26, 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

We started to have steroids, we started to have the wide availability of antibiotics, we started to have effective chemotherapies, we started to have drugs which were really effective in various mental health issues.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2023




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