chemotherapy
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Definition of chemotherapy
Note: Chemotherapy may be used alone as a primary treatment or may be used before, after, or in conjunction with surgery or radiation.
— called also chemo
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Rose, who is now undergoing chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer, believes the two will remain friends long after her duel with the disease is over. — Catie Wegman, sun-sentinel.com, "Susan G. Komen foundation expands Palm Beach County program to help low-income women navigate breast cancer," 22 July 2019 Brittany had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and would have to undergo chemotherapy. — Natt Garun, The Verge, "The future of fitness is together but alone," 18 July 2019 At six months, Michelle began undergoing chemotherapy. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego family spreads healthy eating mission at Parakeet Café," 17 July 2019 The reality star began chemotherapy in December 2018, Brettler confirmed to USA TODAY at the time. — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, "'Dog the Bounty Hunter' star Duane Chapman offers fans an update amid wife Beth's medically-induced coma," 24 June 2019 The problem is the patients die mostly from the side effects of the chemotherapy than from the cancer itself. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "UCI team develops noninvasive bone cancer treatment using stem cells," 18 July 2019 She’s been told by the oncologist that her treatment will require 96 straight hours of in-patient IV chemotherapy called R-EPOCH every three weeks over an 18-week period. — courant.com, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 17 July 2019 After eight months of intense chemotherapy, Goyal even tried out for the Seattle United team in April, making the U9 premier team and scoring three goals in his first four games in June. — Alaa Abdeldaiem, SI.com, "Watch: Bheem Goyal, 8-Year-Old Battling Leukemia, Starts in Goal for Sounders," 17 July 2019 Conner began chemotherapy, and after six months, he was declared cancer free in May of 2016. — Allen Kim, CNN, "NFL player told he had 'about a week' to live after being diagnosed with cancer," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chemotherapy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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chemotherapy
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chemotherapy
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Medical Definition of chemotherapy
— called also chemo
Note: Chemotherapy may be used alone as a primary treatment or may be used before, after, or in conjunction with surgery or radiation.