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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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Tokyo, Japan, July 4, 2006 - (JCN) - Nippon Kayaku has filed an application for its proprietary antitumor agent, Randa Inj. Consequently, it has become possible to create immune recognition of cancer antigens through immunization and through adoptive transfer of antitumor lymphocytes into a lymphodepleted host. In a blow against oncologists' hopes that arsenic might serve as a versatile antitumor agent, researchers have found that the 33rd element of the periodic table may actually speed the growth of tumors. |
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