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chemotherapyAny medical treatment with chemicals. It usually refers to treatment of cancer with cytotoxic and other drugs. The term was coined by the German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich for the use of synthetic chemicals against infectious diseases. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Quality of life
after adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Chemotherapy with
benzimidazoles was the only treatment for one third of the registered
patients; complete cure after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy was
achieved in only 4. In spite of adjuvant chemotherapy, survival time ranged
between 4 and 30 months. |
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