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what is 'chemotherapy'?
Definition for Chemotherapy
Use of chemical substances to treat disease
Chemotherapy is also known as: chemotherapy .
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day use, it refers to cytotoxic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a standardized treatment regimen.
related diagnosis for 'chemotherapy'
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anemia
decreased number of red cells in blood
Chemotherapy and anemia
bladder cancer
growth of cancer cells in the bladder lining
Chemotherapy and bladder cancer
breast cancer in females
cancer of the breast in females
Chemotherapy and breast cancer in females
bronchogenic carcinoma
lung cancer
Chemotherapy and bronchogenic carcinoma
carcinoma of prostate
prostate cancer
Chemotherapy and carcinoma of prostate
colon cancer
large bowel cancer
Chemotherapy and colon cancer
malignancy
cancer
Chemotherapy and malignancy
pleural effusion
fluid collection in sac holding lungs
Chemotherapy and pleural effusion
Ewing's sarcoma
bone tumor commonly seen in pelvis and long bones
Chemotherapy and Ewing's sarcoma
Kaposi's sarcoma
tumor caused by Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpes virus
Chemotherapy and Kaposi's sarcoma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
cancer of lymphocytes
Chemotherapy and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Wilm's tumor
kidney tumor of childhood
Chemotherapy and Wilm's tumor
acute lymphocytic leukemia
cancer of white blood cells
Chemotherapy and acute lymphocytic leukemia
carcinoma pancreas
pancreas cancer
Chemotherapy and carcinoma pancreas
carcinoma rectum
large bowel cancer
Chemotherapy and carcinoma rectum
carcinoma tongue
tongue cancer
Chemotherapy and carcinoma tongue
cervical cancer
cancer of the cervix
Chemotherapy and cervical cancer
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
cancer of white blood cells
Chemotherapy and chronic lymphocytic leukemia
chronic myeloid leukemia
cancer of white blood cells
Chemotherapy and chronic myeloid leukemia
esophageal carcinoma
cancer of esophagus
Chemotherapy and esophageal carcinoma
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related procedure for 'chemotherapy'/associated diagnoses
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Radiation Therapy
Use of ionizing radiation or xrays for medical imaging or to treat cancer
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
Chemotherapy and Chest X-ray
CT scan
Chemotherapy and CT scan
Biopsy
Chemotherapy and Biopsy
Complete Blood Count
Chemotherapy and Complete Blood Count
Abdominal CAT Scan
Chemotherapy and Abdominal CAT Scan
Lymph node biopsy
Chemotherapy and Lymph node biopsy
Cytodiagnosis
Chemotherapy and Cytodiagnosis
Tumor markers
Chemotherapy and Tumor markers
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Chemotherapy and Positron emission tomography (PET)
Immunotherapy
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
Needle Biopsy
Chemotherapy and Needle Biopsy
cancer vaccines
Chemotherapy and cancer vaccines
External Beam Radiation
Chemotherapy and External Beam Radiation
Endoscopic surgery
Chemotherapy and Endoscopic surgery
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
Chemotherapy and Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
CT Pelvis
Chemotherapy and CT Pelvis
Brachytherapy
Sealed source radiotherapy
Chemotherapy and Brachytherapy
Laparoscopy
Minimally invasive surgery
Chemotherapy and Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy with biopsy
Chemotherapy and Laparoscopy with biopsy
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related medication for 'chemotherapy'/associated diagnoses
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doxorubicin
Chemotherapy and doxorubicin
paclitaxel
Chemotherapy and paclitaxel
paclitaxel(taxol , onxol)
Chemotherapy and paclitaxel(taxol , onxol)
docetaxel
Chemotherapy and docetaxel
gemcitabine
Chemotherapy and gemcitabine
doxorubicin(adriamycin)
Chemotherapy and doxorubicin(adriamycin)
topoisomerase inhibitors
Chemotherapy and topoisomerase inhibitors
gemcitabine(gemzar )
Chemotherapy and gemcitabine(gemzar )
cisplatin
Chemotherapy and cisplatin
methotrexate
Chemotherapy and methotrexate
cyclophosphamide
Chemotherapy and cyclophosphamide
docetaxel(taxotere )
Chemotherapy and docetaxel(taxotere )
cisplatin(platinol)
Chemotherapy and cisplatin(platinol)
fluorouracil(adrucil )
Chemotherapy and fluorouracil(adrucil )
epirubicin
Chemotherapy and epirubicin
ifosfamide
Chemotherapy and ifosfamide
vincristine
Chemotherapy and vincristine
methotrexate(trexall)
Chemotherapy and methotrexate(trexall)
irinotecan
Chemotherapy and irinotecan
corticosteroids
Chemotherapy and corticosteroids
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chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a term used by doctors to refer to drugs that can kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs can be given in a variety of ways, including intravenously by ...
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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy medicines usually target cells that quickly divide. ... That means chemotherapy can also damage or kill these healthy cells. ...
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Chemotherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. ... Other uses of cytostatic chemotherapy agents (including the ones mentioned below) ...
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Chemotherapy Treamtent and Side Effects on MedicineNet.com
Explains chemotherapy, a drug treatment to kill cancer cells. ... Eating well during chemotherapy. Getting the support you need ...
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Chemotherapy and You: Support for People With Cancer - National Cancer Institute
Information about what to expect during chemotherapy and what patients can do to take care of themselves during and after treatment.
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MedlinePlus: Cancer Chemotherapy
Acupuncture May Reduce Nausea, Vomiting after Chemotherapy(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) ... Chemotherapy and Your Mouth(National Institute of Dental and ...
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Rheumatology and Chemotherapy
A look at the role that chemotherapy plays in managing arthritis. ... In rheumatology, chemotherapy is designed to decrease the abnormal behavior of ...
http://arthritis.webmd.com/understanding-arthritis-chemotherapy
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Chemotherapy - Overview - Side Effects - Types -
... are usually treated with a combination of methods, including chemotherapy. ... Nicotine Gums/Patches May Stop Chemotherapy from Working ...
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What To Expect During Chemotherapy - Cancer and Chemotherapy
However, before you begin chemotherapy treatment, you ... I Consult My Doctor?Chemotherapy and Hair Loss - Saving ... Chemotherapy Routes of Administration ...
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Lymphoma - How Does Chemotherapy Work?
Chemotherapy is often the main form of treatment for lymphomas. ... A chemotherapy drug acts by killing tumor cells. When chemotherapy is delivered, either in ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy medicines usually target cells that quickly divide. ... That means chemotherapy can also damage or kill these healthy cells. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002324.htm
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Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: List of Chemo Drugs - WebMD
Offers information on breast cancer chemotherapy, including a list of chemotherapy drugs and their side effects. ... it first with chemotherapy may make it ...
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/treatment-chemotherapy
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Chemotherapy Treatment
Chemotherapy is often used in combination with surgery and radiation to treat cancer ... Channel - Colon Cancer Chemotherapy Problems and Solutions - Cancer ...
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Chemotherapy - What is Chemotherapy - Side Effects - Treatment of Cancer
... questions concerning hair loss, nausea, and skin problems caused by chemotherapy. ... Does Reimbursement Influence Chemotherapy Treatment For...
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Breast Cancer Treatment with Chemotherapy: MedicineNet.com
Consumer medical information about chemotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer, includes potential side effects. ... receiving chemotherapy treatments? ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/chemotherapy_treatment_for_breast_cancer/page5.htm
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Coping with Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is powerful medicine with powerful side effects. ... cells also multiply quickly, and chemotherapy can affect these cells, too. ...
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Adjuvant chemotherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For example, radiotherapy or chemotherapy is commonly given as adjuvant ... Adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy are often given following surgery for ...
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national cancer institute - dictionary of cancer terms
It is also being studied in the treatment of bone loss and nerve damage caused by chemotherapy. ... side effect of chemotherapy or treatment with ...
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Prostate Cancer Chemotherapy - WebMD
Information about the use of chemotherapy for prostate cancer -- how it is given, what to expect ... Because chemotherapy acts to kill rapidly dividing cancer ...
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/guide/prostate-cancer-chemotherapy
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Chemotherapy Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Chemotherapy glossary includes a list of Chemotherapy related medical definitions and related links on MedicineNet.com ... definition of Adjuvant chemotherapy ...
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MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials: Chemotherapy
Skip to Content. Chemotherapy. Starts multimedia presentation with questions. ... The interactive multimedia tutorial is accessible without a screen-reader. ...
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Colon Cancer Chemotherapy - Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
Chemotherapy literally means "chemical treatment" and is one method doctors use ... Importance of Completing Adjuvant Chemotherapy Blood Test May Help Choose Best ...
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What is chemotherapy? Find the definition for chemotherapy at WebMD
Treatment of disease by means of chemical substances or drugs; usually used in ... Medical Dictionary. chemotherapy. Pronunciation (k??m?-th?r??-p?) Font Size ...
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Chemotherapy and Your Mouth
While chemotherapy helps treat cancer, it can also cause other things to happen ... What Mouth Problems Does Chemotherapy Cause? ...
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Talk:Chemotherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... the death certificates state that chemotherapy caused the deaths of your parents? ... killed his parents by trying to save their lives with chemotherapy. ...
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Intraperitoneal Therapy for Ovarian Cancer Q&A - National Cancer Institute
... background on advanced ovarian cancer, standard treatments, and intraperitoneal chemotherapy. ... administration of chemotherapy is done through a ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/IPchemotherapyQandA
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Control Chemotherapy Nausea & Vomiting
New drugs and alternative therapies can help reduce -- or eliminate -- chemotherapy side effects. ... much higher doses of chemotherapy than we did before. ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/features/control-chemotherapy-nausea-vomiting
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NIH - Cancer Chemotherapy
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ... Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer ...
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Emedicine Search Results for Chemotherapy
Searched Articles for "Chemotherapy" Returned 100 Records  Next 20. Page  1 2 3 4 5 ... Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis. Dermatology. 10/02/2006 ...
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Arterial Chemotherapy Infusion and Chemoembolization of the Liver (TACE) on MedicineNet.com
Read about the side effects and benefits of arterial chemotherapy infusion of the liver and chemoembolization of the liver (TACE) for liver cancer treatment.
http://www.medicinenet.com/chemo_infusion_and_chemoembolizat...
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Control Chemotherapy Nausea & Vomiting
Drugs and alternative therapy can help you control chemotherapy induced nausea & vomiting. ... and vomiting were routine for people undergoing chemotherapy. ...
http://www.webmd.com/solutions/chemotherapy-nausea/no-nausea
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Chemotherapy: Questions to Ask Your Doctor on MedicineNet.com
Learn what you should ask your doctor before you receive chemotherapy. ... home > cancer center > cancer a-z list > chemotherapy: questions for your doctor article ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=76933
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History of cancer chemotherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4 Combination chemotherapy. 5 Adjuvant therapy. 6 Drug Discovery at the NCI and elsewhere ... 7 Supportive care during chemotherapy. 8 A period of quiet. 9 ...
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
chemotherapy (KEE-moh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells. Send to Printer ...
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The Side Effects of Chemotherapy - Cancer and Chemotherapy
If you and your oncologist have decided that chemotherapy is the best treatment method, you should be aware of the many side effects of chemotherapy.
http://lungdiseases.about.com/od/choosingtreatm3/a/side_effects.htm
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Chemotherapy - Low Blood Counts During Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy may result in fall of white blood cell counts (WBCs). Why does the cell count fall? ... levels in the second or third week after chemotherapy. ...
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Cancer.gov - URL Changed
The page you requested has been integrated into NCI's redesigned Web site. Please ... Click continue, or wait to be automatically directed to the new page. ...
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/chemotherapy/chemoint.html
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Chemotherapy and Breast Cancer - WebMD
Offers information on breast cancer chemotherapy, how and when chemotherapy is given, and potential side effects. ... Chemotherapy usually includes a ...
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/chemotherapy-treatment
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Low-dose chemotherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Low-dose Chemotherapy is being studied/used in the treatment of cancer to avoid ... 1.2 Low-dose chemotherapy and antiangiogenesis ...
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Today's Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Advances
Breast cancer chemotherapy has taken a step forward -- by using familiar chemotherapy drugs in new ways. ... treatment may be "Will I have to have chemotherapy? ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/128/117225
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Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer may extend life expectancy at MedicineNet.com
Learn about chemotherapy for prostate cancer and how it can extend a man's life. ... center > cancer a-z list > chemotherapy extends life in prostate cancer ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40518
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Combat The Terrible Triad
Simple tips for coping with the nausea, fatigue, and hair loss that can accompany chemotherapy. ... Chemotherapy just may be more notorious for its side ...
http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/guide/managing-chemotherapy...
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Breast Cancer: Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy. ... Structural Effects of Chemotherapy ...
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ABVD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ABVD is a chemotherapy regimen used in the first-line treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma. ... treatment with the chemotherapy drugs adriamycin, bleomycin, ...
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Chemotherapy: Drug treatment uses chemicals to kill cancer cells - MayoClinic.com
Chemotherapy ? Learn how this cancer treatment works and what the potential side effects are. ... Become informed about chemotherapy ? what it is, why and how ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chemotherapy/CA00029
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Chemotherapy at Home?
Chemotherapy. The dreaded word invokes an image of a severely ill person in a ... April 10, 2001 -- Chemotherapy. ... But chemotherapy doesn't have to be that way. ...
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Chemotherapy - Side Effects of Chemotherapy - Chemotherapy Side Effects
Many cancer patients experience side effects with chemotherapy. ... treatment is, overall general health, and what chemotherapy drug is being taken. ...
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Breast cancer chemotherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chemotherapy can be given both before and after surgery. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is used to shrink the size of a tumor prior to surgery. ...
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Liver Cancer Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention on MedicineNet.com
Get information on liver cancer, its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, staging, ... various medical treatments (chemotherapy, chemoembolization, ablation, and ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/liver_cancer/page8.htm
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Easing the Physical Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
This article deals with the physical side effects of chemotherapy, which can be quite powerful although they are almost always transitory.
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