Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells. … [Read more...]
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chemotherapeutic agent
A drug used to treat cancer. … [Read more...]
chemosensitivity assay
A laboratory test that measures the number of tumor cells that are killed by a cancer drug. The test is done after the tumor cells are removed from the body. A … [Read more...]
chemosensitizer
A drug that makes tumor cells more sensitive to the effects of chemotherapy. … [Read more...]
chemosensitivity
The susceptibility of tumor cells to the cell-killing effects of anticancer drugs. … [Read more...]
chemoradiotherapy
Treatment that combines chemotherapy with radiation therapy. Also called chemoradiation. … [Read more...]
chemoradiation
Treatment that combines chemotherapy with radiation therapy. Also called chemoradiotherapy. … [Read more...]
chemoprevention study
In cancer prevention, a clinical trial that studies whether taking certain medicines, vitamins, minerals, or food supplements can prevent cancer. Also called … [Read more...]
chemoprotective
A quality of some drugs used in cancer treatment. Chemoprotective agents protect healthy tissue from the toxic effects of anticancer drugs. … [Read more...]
chemoprevention
The use of drugs, vitamins, or other agents to try to reduce the risk of, or delay the development or recurrence of, cancer. … [Read more...]