treatment to destroy cancer cells with drugs.
(KEY-mow) A drug treatment that kills cancer cells
The use of drugs to treat cancers
The use of drugs to stop cancer cells from growing in size or number.
Drugs used to treat cancer by destroying abnormal cells or slowing their growth
Treatment with drugs that attack cancer cells.
treamtent involving the use of drugs
The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that harm fast-growing cells. This treatment kills fast-growing cancer cells, but often harms other fast-growing cells as well, such as the cells for hair and fingernails.
Treatment of disease with certain chemicals. The term usually refers to cancer cell killing drugs given for cancer treatment.
The treatment of disease, such as cancer, by drugs.
Using drugs to treat cancer.
Treatment for cancer based on use of various potent drugs that attack and destroy certain types of cancer. Such drugs are either injected or taken orally and often produce side effects.
A type of treatment for cancer that is given either by mouth or by infusion into a vein. Chemotherapy kills cancer cells by interfering with the tumor cell's ability to grow and reproduce. Because chemotherapy drugs travel throughout the whole body, they can also affect normal cells.
anti-cancer drug that fights cancer, usually by interfering with cell division
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to treat cancer. The chemotherapy drugs attack and kill the fast-growing cancer cells.
The use of medications (drugs) to kill cancer cells, or to prevent or slow their growth.
The use of drugs (chemicals) to treat cancer cells by destroying or slowing the growth.
cancer treatment involving the use of anticancer drugs.
A treatment that uses special drugs to kill cancer cells. For most chemotherapy treatments, the drugs get into the bloodstream and move around the body, reaching the cancer cells wherever they are. For a few treatments the drugs are put straight into the bladder, abdomen or chest, to work directly on the cancer. See chemotherapy section.
the use of anti-cancer drugs to kill cancer cells that survive surgery or can't be reached by surgery. Chemotherapy also may be used in late stages of cancer to reduce the size of a tumor.
As A Treatment"...When blood cells are affected, the patient is more likely to get infections, may bruise or bleed easily, and may feel unusually weak and tired..."
medicines used to treat a disease, especially cancer. Chemotherapy is used to destroy cells the cancer cells and/or keep them from reproducing.
The use of particular drugs (cytotoxic drugs) to kill cancer cells or slow down their growth. Chemotherapy can also be used to relieve symptoms. The drugs used also affect normal cells and can cause undesirable side effects.
The use of chemicals (drugs or medications) to kill malignant cells. Numerous chemicals have been developed for this purpose, and most act to injure the DNA of the cells. When the DNA is injured, the cells cannot grow or survive. Successful chemotherapy depends on the fact that malignant cells are somewhat more sensitive to the chemicals than normal cells. Because the cells of the marrow, the intestinal tract, the skin, and hair follicles are most sensitive to these chemicals, injury to these organs cause the common side effects of chemotherapy, i.e., mouth sores, and hair loss.
The use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs may be given intravenously or taken by pill. Chemotherapy is often used complementary to surgery and radiation therapy.
the use of pharmaceuticals or other chemicals to kill cancer cells; in many cases chemotherapeutic agents kill not only cancer cells but also other cells in the body, which makes such agents potentially very dangerous
The treatment, mostly of cancer, using a series of cytotoxic drugs that attack cancerous cells. This treatment commonly has adverse side effects that may include the temporary loss of the body's natural immunity to infections, loss of hair, digestive upset, and a general feeling of illness. Although unpleasant, the adverse effects of treatment are tolerated considering the life-threatening nature of the cancers.
drugs that fight cancer; treatment of illness by chemical means.
Treatment of cancer with medication that kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. Used to treat cancers that cannot be completely cured or treated with surgery or radiation.
The prevention or treatment of a tumour by the use of chemical substances.
Treatment of disease by chemical agents that is transported to all parts of the body. The term is usually used in relation to cancer treatment by drugs that kill malignant cells.
Pronunciation: (kee-moh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with medications that kill cancer cells.
treatment using chemical compounds or drugs that destroy cancer cells.
The treatment of diseases and infections using chemical medicines.
means a cancericidal chemical substance that is used for the purpose of modification or destruction of tissue invaded by Cancer.
Drugs that are used to kill cancer cells.
The treatment of illness through the administration of specific chemicals.
Treatment by chemical substances having a specific effect on the microorganisms causing disease without injuring the patient.
The treatment of disease by using chemical substances.
Drugs primarily used to destroy cancer cells. Another name commonly used is "chemo."
Treatment of disease or mental illness using drugs. Often used in reference to cancer. Chemotherapy for cancer involves cytotoxic drugs that target rapidly dividing cells. This treatment commonly has adverse side effects that may include the temporary loss of the body's natural immunity to infections, hair loss (alopecia), digestive upset, and a general feeling of illness.
Treatment of cancer or other diseases by the use of drugs that selectively destroy rapidly growing cells. Extremely high doses unfortunately also kill the patient's own stem cells in the bone marrow and peripheral blood stream. This is why chemotherapy should be done in conjunction with a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, to prevent the patient from suffering grave effects from the loss of their stem cells.
The treatment of a cancer by chemicals. For bile duct and gallbladder cancers these include: 5-flurouracil, leukovorin, mitomicin C, and others.
In the treatment of cancer, a general term for chemical agents (i.e.,drugs) used to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy often involves more thanone drug (combination chemotherapy). The drugs used each target a specific part of the cancer cell growth cycle. Because the growth cycle of healthy cells is often similar to that of cancer cells, side effects relating to the targeting of healthy cells are also seen.
A chemical treatment, usually of cancers, using drugs that have high levels of toxicity, frequently causing temporary hair loss.
The use of chemicals to kill malignant cells. Side effects of chemotherapy are mouth sores, diarrhea, rashes, and hair loss.
Treatment with anticancer medications.
The treatment of a cancer by chemicals. For ovarian cancer these include: paclitaxel (Taxol®), cisplatin (Platinol®), carboplatin (Paraplatin®), cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®) and others.
Treatment of disease with drugs. The term usually refers to cytotoxic drugs given to treat cancer.
Chemotherapy is a treatment using special drugs to control cancer cells.
(kee mo th er' apee) - Treatment of cancer with drugs that are designed to kill the abnormal cells
Use of pharmaceuticals or chemicals to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapeutic agents may be potentially dangerous because they kill cancer cells, as well as healthy cells in the body.
Treatment of disease with certain chemicals. The term usually refers to cytotoxic drugs given for cancer treatment. Treatment
Treatment of malignant disease by chemical or biological antineoplastic agents. High dose chemotherapy is a type of chemotherapy often used in conjunction with tissue transplants.
See cytotoxic chemotherapy.
or chemotherapeutic means the use of drugs in the treatment of disease.
use of anti-cancer drugs to destroy tumour cells
the treatment of cancer using chemicals or drugs that destroy cancer cells and tissues.
a drug treatment used to kill cancer cells by blocking their ability to divide.
A form of treatment that uses drugs to control or eliminate cancer.
The application of chemicals (drugs) to control the growth of cells that form a cancer.
The treatment of cancer by drugs designed to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. For more information see Chemotherapy and You booklet.
A drug or combination of drugs used to kill cancer cells.
Treatment of malignant disease by chemical or biological antinoeplastic agents.
the use of powerful drugs to kill cancer cells as treatment of cancer
Special medicines or drugs that kill cancer cells.
In cancer treatment, chemotherapy refers to particular drugs used to kill or slow the reproduction of rapidly multiplying cells. In rheumatology, chemotherapy is designed to decrease the abnormal behavior of cells, rather than kill cells. The doses of medication used for rheumatic or autoimmune conditions are lower than the doses used for cancer treatment.
The use of chemical or biological anti-neoplastic agents for the treatment or control of disease.
In the treatment of disease, the application of chemicals or drugs specifically for their anticancer toxic properties. They are given into a vein, muscle, cerebrospinal fluid, or by mouth.
weekly and daily administration of different drugs that work together to poison cancerous cells... More Details return
the use of chemicals to treat or control cancer cells. Chemotherapy is often used in addition to surgery or radiation to treat cancer when it has spread, when it has come back (recurred), or when there is a strong chance that it could recur
The treatment of cancer with chemical agents.
involves the injection of anticancer drugs into the bloodstream. The drugs kill cells that are growing rapidly, thus non-cancerous cells can be killed as well.
The use of medications, often in combination, to stop the growth of cancer cells either by killing them or by preventing them from dividing.
Drug treatment for cancer. It is usually a systemic treatment, meaning that the drugs flow through the bloodstream to nearly every part of the body.
The development and use of chemical compounds that are specific for the treatment of diseases.
Oral or intravenous drug treatments given to destroy cancer cells.
Prescription medications used to kill cancer cells in patients.
The use of anticancer drugs for treatment.
The treatment of infection or disease by the use of chemical drugs.
Cancer treatment using potent drugs that attack and destroy tissue cells and interfere with the cells multiplying. These drugs are either injected or taken orally.
The treatment for cancer that uses powerful medications to weaken & destroy the cancer cells.
The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues. Chronic-Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases: chronic colitis.
treatment of cancer with medication; chemotherapy is a systemic therapy because the medication goes through the entire body and is not localized to the affected area
medical treatment that uses specially designed drugs to kill cancerous cells or inhibit their growth
Drugs that treat cancerous growths by destroying cancer cells, but unfortunately kills healthy cells as well.
Treatment of disease by using chemical compounds. Cancers are commonly treated by administering chemicals that are toxic to malignant cells.
Treatment (generally of cancer) with chemical agents.
Medicines that are used to fight cancer.
oral or I.V. drugs which attack cancer cells and may have powerful side effects.
treatment of infections or tumors using chemical agents.
Is a systemic treatment in which chemical substances or drugs are injected into the vein or muscle to kill cancer cells.
drug treatment that can kill cancer cells or make them less active
Treatment of cancer or other malignant diseases by the use of drugs that interfere with the growth or reproduction of malignant cells.
Drug therapy used for the treatment of cancer.
The use of drugs to kill cancer cells. The drugs can be given either orally or intravenously. Once the drugs enter the bloodstream, they spread throughout the body.
The treatment of cancer with drugs.
Cancer treatment that is administered through the use of drugs that are injected into the body or taken orally over a period of time. This is a form of systemic therapy – ie as the drugs circulate in the bloodstream, the entire body is affected.
treatment of illness or disease by chemicals
The use of chemical agents (drugs) in the treatment of a disease. The term commonly, but not always, refers to cancer treatment.
a medicine that can help fight cancer.
Treatment using drugs to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the drugs enter the bloodstream and can kill cancer cells throughout the body.
The treatment of disease with drugs
treatment with medication sometimes by mouth, but more often through injection in a vein or muscle to destroy cancer cells. It reaches every organ through the blood.
A cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. It stops them from multiplying at points in cells life cycle. Drugs can be orally (mouth) or intravenously (into the vein) given to patients.
Anti-cancer treatment in which anti-cancer drugs are injected or given by mouth. Treatments are usually spaced apart at intervals from two to four weeks and a chemotherapy course can last from three to six months.
Cancer therapy which includes antimetabolites, alkylating agents, vinca alkaloids, antibiotics, nitrosureas and enzymes, that are given orally or intravenously to kill cancer.
The use of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer. For more information, see Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy.
Treatment with drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is often used with surgery or radiation to treat cancer when the cancer has spread, when it has come back (recurred), or when there is a strong chance that it could recur.
KEY-mo-THER-uh-pee] The use of drugs to treat cancer.
oral or intravenous drug used to hinder cancer cell reproduction
A cancer treatment using anticancer drugs.
Treatment with drugs that circulate in the blood stream to kill cancer cells through different parts of the body
The treatment of cancer by chemicals (drugs) designed to destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing.
Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells or stop them from spreading
Offers treatment at an outpatient facility to cancer patients receiving drugs or chemicals.
A treatment for cancer using drugs.
Specific systemic poisons used to stop or slow down the growth of cancer cells.
The use of specific chemical agents to arrest the progress of, or eradicate, disease in the body.
Treatment with drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is often used alone or with surgery or radiation to treat cancer.
The treatment of a cancer by chemicals. For bladder cancer these include: cisplatin (Platinol(r)), doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan(r)), methotrexate, vinblastine, gemcitabine and paclitaxel (Taxol(r)), and others.
A treatment for cancer that works by killing all rapidly reproducing cells, but also has side effects on normal cells.
Treatment with anti-cancer drugs.
Treatment of disease by chemicals (chemothera-peutants) working internally. Chemical agent has toxic effect directly or indirectly on the pathogens without injury to the host plant.
anti-cancer drugs injected into the blood stream or taken by mouth. For lung cancer patients, chemotherapy is usually only a part of the full treatment plan.
Treatment with drugs or medicines to kill cancer cells.
The treatment of disese by chemical agents.
A treatment using medicines.
Treatment of cancer or related diseases with chemical agents.
Treatment with anticancer drugs.
the use of chemicals to treat disease
A drug treatment used to destroy cancer cells.
the administering of a combination of drugs intended to fight cancer; often used in conjunction with radiation therapy or other treatment options
is the treatment with drugs to destroy cancer cells.
the chemical treatment of disease, especially cancer.
The use of drugs or chemical substances to treat cancer. These drugs work by inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. Depending on the type of cancer, chemotherapy may be administered as a pill, capsule, liquid, topical, or injection into the muscle or the vein.
Treatment of an infection or disease by means of oral or injectable drugs.
Treating cancer with drugs that are given by mouth or intravenously. Can be used alone or in combination with surgery and/or radiation therapy or other treatments.
Term commonly applied to anticancer drugs, short for 'cytotoxic chemotherapy'. Often further abbreviated to 'chemo' or 'cytos'. They are usually made in the pharmacy Sterile Production Unit (SPU).
Special drugs used alone or in combination to kill cancer cells.
As A Treatment"...As a result, side-effects may include poor appetite, nausea and vomiting, and/or mouth and lip sores..."
Treatment with drugs to destroy cancer cells. Often used in addition to surgery or radiation if cancer has spread, has come back (recurred) or when there is a strong chance that it could recur.
Chemotherapy involves the use of anticancer drugs that are injected into a vein or given orally. These drugs kill cancer cells but also may damage some normal cells, which can lead to side effects.
Chemotherapy is often known as chemo, a term used for medicines to treat cancer. Cancer happens when cells in the body develop wrong and grow in an uncontrolled way. Since cancer cells tend to divide very fast, chemotherapy works by getting in the way of these cells dividing and trying to stop the cancer from spreading. Sometimes chemo can cure the disease by helping to get rid of all the cancer cells in the body.
Generally, the use of chemical agents in the treatment of disease. Specifically the use of cytotoxic drugs to treat cancer.
the treatment or control of cancer using drugs.
are drugs that are used to treat cancer. It can be a pill or an injection.
Treatment that destroys cancer cells with drugs.
Cancer treatment that uses drugs (there are many kinds) to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. 5FU was my drug for treatment.
A treatment for various diseases that involves using a natural or synthetic chemical to achieve a cure.
The treatment of a disease by chemical agents.
Medicine used to treat or control cancer cells by interfering with their growth and/or preventing their reproduction; although chemotherapy is significantly improving the survival rates of cancer patients, side effects, such as fatigue, often accompany this treatment.
The treatment of disease, usually cancer, using chemical substances (drugs).
A cancer treatment. The purpose of chemotherapy is to prevent the reproduction of cancer cells and reduce the tumor size.
In cancer treatment, chemotherapy refers to the use of drugs whose main effect is either to kill or slow the growth of rapidly multiplying cells. Chemotherapy usually includes a combination of drugs.
systemic treatment for cancer by using drugs
The use of drugs and chemicals to treat cancer.
a treatment for disease by using chemical agents.
treatment of cancer by using drugs that kill cancer cells.
Treatment of cancer with medicines.
Strong drugs, most often given by injection, used to kill cancer cells.
the application of chemical reagents that have a specific and toxic effect on the disease-causing microorganisms.
treatment of disease by using antibiotics or chemicals in the body.
The use of chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease or mental disorder.
Administration of chemicals to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. Given as injections intravenously, or by mouth. Usually given in 'cycles'.
(kee-mo-THER-ah-pee) Use of chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease or mental illness
treatment with drugs to destroy cancer cells or slow their growth.
a medication that can help fight cancer.
Use of chemicals to destroy cancer cells
Treatment of cancer by the use of chemicals (drugs) designed to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. Cholangiocarcinoma (Cancer of the bile duct) Bile duct cancer is a rare cancer. Since bile ducts are located throughout the liver, bile duct cancer can ocurr in many locations in and around the liver. The bile ducts are tubes that connect the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine. Bile is manufactured in the liver and helps with the digestion of fats.
Treatment using anti-cancer drugs. These may be used singly or in combination to kill or prevent the growth and division of cells. Although aimed at the cancer cells, chemotherapy will also unavoidably affect rapidly dividing normal cells such as in the hair and gut, causing hair loss and nausea, which are usually temporary and reversible. The term "chemotherapy" literally means "drug therapy." For many people, chemotherapy plays an important role in aggressive threatment of tumors.
A form of treatment of disease using chemical reagents that have a specific toxic effect on a pathogen or that are used to treat neoplasms. Cancer chemotherapy is often used alone to treat malignacies such as leukemia or lymphatic disorders that have no localized focus. Adjuvant chemotherapy is used after surgery or irradiation of solid tumors to destroy any remaining cancer cells and prevent any local reccurance.
drug treatment for cancer and this is usually given as a course of injections. Side effects can include sickness, tiredness, hair loss and mouth ulcers.
The use of chemical(s) (e.g., antibiotics or fungicides) for the treatment of a disease. ( 16)
The use of chemical substances to treat people suffering from malignant cancers. The chenotherapeutic agents are usually designed to interfere with mitosis in some way, thus slowing the rate of division of the malignant cell mass.
Chemotherapy involves the treatment or prevention of disease using chemicals. These chemicals kill all fast growing cells; hair is one of those kinds of cells. This is why people experience hair loss while undergoing treatments.
The treatment of disease by means of chemicals, such as cytotoxic (cancer destroying drugs).
The use of medications (drugs) that are toxic to cancer cells. These drugs kills the cells, or prevent or slow their growth. Chemotherapy is often used with surgery or radiation to treat cancer.
A lung cancer treatment that damages cancerous cells, causing them to stop dividing. Chemotherapy also affects normally dividing cells in the body, such as those in the skin, digestive tract and blood. For this reason, a patient may become quite sick as a result of chemotherapy treatment.
Treatment with medication, sometimes given orally, but more commonly by injection, into a vein or muscle to destroy cancer cells. Usually, it is a treatment that reaches every organ of the body through the bloodstream.
The treatment of cancer using chemicals that deter the growth of cancer cells.
the use of special (cytotoxic) drugs to treat cancer by slowing the growth of cancer cells or killing them.
Chemotherapy, which kills fast-growing cells, has not proven particularly effective against slow-growing prostate cancer cells. Several promising new anticancer drugs are under study, being added to either surgery or radiation therapy for men with Stage III prostate cancer. Chemotherapy is also being tried in conjunction with hormonal therapy for men whose advanced cancers are no longer responsive to hormonal therapy alone.
Systematic chemotherapy is administered throughout the entire body, regional chemotherapy is localized treatment, combination chemotherapy involves multiple drugs, neoadjuvant chemotherapy is used before other treatment, and adjuvant chemotherapy is used after other treatments. Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment designed to stop the production of cancer cells by use of chemicals. Each cancer cell divides into 2 daughter cells, they then grow, rest, and the divide again. Similar to the drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy uses powerful chemicals to interrupt this cycle and stop the cells from growing. Different drugs kill at different stages of the life cycle of the cell.
the use of chemical agents or anticancer drugs in the treatment or control of disease.
(kEm-O-ther-a-pE) Treatment of disease by means of chemical substances or drugs; usually used in reference to neoplastic (cancer) disease.
Treatment using drugs that kill or damage cancer cells.
Treatment of a disease using chemicals designed to kill cancer cells. It is used in large doses to help destroy a patient's diseased marrow in preparation for a marrow transplant. (Read about " Cancer Treatments")
the use of strong drugs to suppress the immune system. Though originally associated with cancer treatment, chemotherapy is used for many different diseases involving the immune system.
Drug treatment for cancer either through pills or injections.
Treatment with cytotoxic drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be used in addition to surgery and is sometimes used in combination with other therapies such as radiation.
Drugs that kill cancer cells to prepare the patient for a blood stem cell transplant.
The use of drugs to treat cancer by destroying or slowing the growth of cancer cells.
Drugs used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
the use of drugs to treat or control cancer.
chemical treatment, usually of cancers, using drugs that have high levels of toxicity, frequently causing temporary alopecia universalis.
Chemical treatments designed to kill cancer cells.
Using drugs that act by altering immune mechanisms and cell growth. These drugs are used to treat lymphoma, leukemia and cancers.
Usually refers to the killing of cancer cells with cytotoxic chemicals (cytotoxic means toxic to cells.)
The administration of one or more anticancer drugs; interferes with the growth of tumors.
The use of medication (drugs) to treat a malignant tumor. The medication may be given orally or by injection. Effects on the patient are variable and depends on the medication given and the dosage used.
The use of drugs to treat disease
Treatment with drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is often used in addition to surgery or radiation to treat cancer when metastasis (spread) is proven or suspected, when the cancer has come back (recurred), or when there is a strong likelihood that the cancer could recur. ( See also adjuvant therapy).
Administration of anti-cancer drugs either intravenously or by mouth; side effects vary, depending on types of medications and their dosages.
The chemical war against cancer, fought by attempting to prevent growth and spread of cancerous cells.
Treatment with anti-cancer medicines.
The use of a chemical substance to treat cancer.
the use of certain types of drugs to treat cancer.
(KEE-moh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.
The course of treatment through the use of chemicals. Immunization therapy. The course of treatment by activating the immune system.
This therapy uses toxic drugs to slow or reverse the spread of cancer. The drugs are injected into the bloodstream to poison rapidly growing cancer cells. Side effects include damage to healthy cells and organs. In addition, there are the better known side effects of nausea, hair loss and anemia.
The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are intended to destroy malignant cells and tissues.
Treatment with drugs intended to kill cancer cells
the use of a drug, or combination of drugs, to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms or cancer.
literally, treatment with drugs. Commonly used to describe the systemic use of drugs to kill cancer cells, as a form of cancer treatment.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to try to stop or slow the growth of cancer cells. It often is used in combination with other treatments (radiation therapy or surgery). Chemotherapy can be administered orally (capsule, pill, or liquid), by injection into a vein, artery, or muscle, or by intravenous (IV) drip. Chemotherapy affects rapidly growing cells, which may be cancerous or normal (such as hair cells, bone marrow). Some side effects of chemotherapy include hair loss, mouth sores, nausea, and vomiting.
drugs that destroy tumours by stopping them from growing or multiplying at one or more points in their life cycle
The treatment of cancer using specific chemicals or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant (cancerous) cells and tissues.
The use of chemical agents to treat brain tumors.
Type of cancer treatment using drugs to destroy cancer cells.
The use of drugs or chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease.
Although all treatment using drugs can be termed chemotherapy, the word is most often used to describe treatment by strong Cytotoxic drugs for serious diseases such as cancer.
Treatment with drugs to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells; also used to shrink tumors prior to surgery.
Treatment with drugs (“chemoâ€) to stop the growth of rapidly dividing cancer cells.
Treatment with drugs that act against cancer.
Treatment of cancer by using chemicals or medicines.
a treatment that destroys tumor cells through use of chemicals that are injected into the body or taken orally over a period of time.
The use of drugs or medications to directly attack cancer at the cellular level by disrupting the cell metabolic or reproductive cycle.
The treatment of disease (especially of cancer) using chemical compounds (drugs).
The treatment of cancerous cells that involves administering drugs that destroy rapidly producing cancer cells.
Drugs that have a toxic effect on cells. Often used in the treatment of cancer to kill the cancerous cells.
In the original sense, a chemical that binds to and specifically kills microbes or tumor cells. The term chemotherapy was coined in this regard by Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915). In oncology, drug therapy for cancer. Also called "chemo" for short. See the entire definition of Chemotherapy
The use of anticancer drugs, generally administered through an IV, to treat cancer.
Drugs that damage cancer cells, often preventing the cells from dividing.
Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells or make them less active.
The treatment of cancer (or other disease) with chemicals that are toxic to the cancer cells.
administration of chemicals to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. Called "chemo" for short.
In the treatment of cancer, a general term for chemical agents (i.e., drugs) used to kill cancer cells by targeting a specific part of the cancer cell growth cycle. Because the growth cycle of healthy cells is often similar to that of cancer cells, side effects related to the destruction of healthy cells are also seen. Chemotherapy often involves more than one drug (combination chemotherapy).
As A Treatment"The side-effects of chemotherapy depend mainly on the specific drugs and the doses the patient receives..."
The use of chemical agents in the control or the treatment of a disease.
Chemotherapy is a treatment of an illness or disease with a chemical substance, e.g. in the treatment of cancer.
Drug or chemical treatment for cancer.
Related Topic"...Most anticancer drugs are given by injection into a blood vessel ( IV); some are given by mouth..."
Treatment with chemical substances that inhibits the growth of tumour cells in the organism. The term is mostly used to refer to cytostatic chemotherapy, i.e. the combating of tumour cells through the use of medicine that hinders cell-division ( Cytostatic agents).
A treatment of disease by any chemicals. Used most often to refer to the chemical treatments used to combat cancer cells.
treatment of cancer by drugs that have a greater effect on the disease than on the patient.
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day use, it refers primarily to cytotoxic drugs used to treat cancer.