chemotherapy
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The Edinburgh-born swimmer underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat the tumours, but surgery to remove them was found to be impossible.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The question now is whether Pope Leo XIV will need additional treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
After suffering seizures and feeling very unwell from the chemotherapy, Jake opted out of continuing treatment.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
By comparison, around 25% of patients treated with the standard approach of surgery followed by chemotherapy are expected to relapse within three years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
A girl named Rose says, “Well, because of her cells the medical field had major breakthroughs, like the polio vaccine, chemotherapy, and the creation of drugs that treat leukemia, influenza, and Parkinson’s disease.”
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
"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
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
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