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Keywords:
Cytotoxic,
Anticancer,
Intravenous,
Cancer,
Kill
the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness); -- also used especially in reference to the use of chemicals to treat cancer.
the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells.
(also systemic treatment) - drugs used to kill cancer cells.
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."
any drug-based treatment
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.
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