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chemotherapy  

Definition

  • Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease by administering drugs. Chemotherapy is most commonly used to treat all types of cancer by destroying cancer cells and preventing them from metastasizing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Chemotherapy]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DD0C9WXJ-C

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