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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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It is interesting to note that one MD, a chemotherapist, was asked by a knowledgeable Gerson patient whether he had the starting pH of her blood when he first diagnosed her. 2) Try to choose a unit where you'll be under the care of a team of specialists - an oncologist (cancer specialist), pathologist, chemotherapist, radiotherapist and At the beginning of the 20th century, German chemotherapist Paul Ehrlich coined the term Zauberkugeln (or magic bullets) to elucidate the idea of using the body's immune system to selectively target receptors on microbes. |
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