Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, is the treatment of disease by chemicals especially by killing micro-organisms or cancerous cells. In popular usage, it refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a cytotoxic standardized treatment regimen.
What is Chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy literally refers to the treatment of certain diseases using specific chemicals that are destructive to malignant cells or to the causative agent of a disease such as a bacteria or virus. Therefore, the treatment can be broadly divided into two categories - cancer chemotherapy and antimicrobial chemotherapy.

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Novel therapeutic approaches targeting the Wnt pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

Novel therapeutic approaches targeting the Wnt pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

Radiation and immunotherapy help preserve bladders in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Radiation and immunotherapy help preserve bladders in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer

WHO initiative provides free cancer drugs to African children

WHO initiative provides free cancer drugs to African children

Cancer-free for 18 years: CAR-T therapy sets new milestone in neuroblastoma treatment

Cancer-free for 18 years: CAR-T therapy sets new milestone in neuroblastoma treatment

Pancreatic cancer reprograms nerve cells to fuel growth

Pancreatic cancer reprograms nerve cells to fuel growth

Innovative photodynamic therapy targets melanoma with light-activated dyes

Innovative photodynamic therapy targets melanoma with light-activated dyes

Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Libtayo as second-line treatment for advanced cervical cancer

Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Libtayo as second-line treatment for advanced cervical cancer

Diabetes plays key role in the emergence and expansion of antibiotic resistance

Diabetes plays key role in the emergence and expansion of antibiotic resistance

New immune map uncovers key pancreatic cancer insights

New immune map uncovers key pancreatic cancer insights

Innovative brain tumor model offers hope for personalized cancer treatments

Innovative brain tumor model offers hope for personalized cancer treatments

Targeted polymersomes boost methotrexate efficacy for aggressive choriocarcinoma treatment

Targeted polymersomes boost methotrexate efficacy for aggressive choriocarcinoma treatment

Electronic monitoring boosts well-being and delays symptom deterioration in cancer patients

Electronic monitoring boosts well-being and delays symptom deterioration in cancer patients

New drug delivery system shows promise for treating choriocarcinoma

New drug delivery system shows promise for treating choriocarcinoma

Breakthrough drug improves treatment of medulloblastoma in mice

Breakthrough drug improves treatment of medulloblastoma in mice

New study confirms CAR T cell therapy does not cause secondary cancers

New study confirms CAR T cell therapy does not cause secondary cancers

The CAR T Veteran: A Journey of Resilience, Remission, and Advocacy

The CAR T Veteran: A Journey of Resilience, Remission, and Advocacy

Green tea derived silver nanoparticles show promise against melanoma

Green tea derived silver nanoparticles show promise against melanoma

New findings could make off-the-shelf CAR T cell therapy a reality

New findings could make off-the-shelf CAR T cell therapy a reality

Breakthrough model simulates human bone marrow function in the lab

Breakthrough model simulates human bone marrow function in the lab

Climate change is pushing up rates of kidney disease and urological cancers

Climate change is pushing up rates of kidney disease and urological cancers

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