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/kɛməˈθɛrəpi/ · chem·o·ther·a·py
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- Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state. The doctor recommended chemotherapy as a treatment option for her patient's rare disease.
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- Chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient. She underwent chemotherapy for several months to combat her breast cancer.
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Did you know? The term 'chemotherapy' was first used in the early 20th century to describe the use of chemicals to treat diseases, and it has since become a standard treatment for many types of cancer.
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