Cancer & Oncology

Chemotherapy

What does Chemotherapy mean?

Medicines that damage or kill rapidly dividing cells. Many regimens affect cancer cells and some normal cells.

U.S. National Library of Medicine
Understanding Medical Words ↗ National Cancer Institute
Cancer Terms Dictionary ↗ CDC
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This is a plain-language Healthway explanation, not an individual diagnosis. The meaning of a term can change with the clinical context in which it appears.