Treatment with anticancer drugs directed to a specific area of the body. … [Read more...]
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myeloablative chemotherapy
High-dose chemotherapy that kills cells in the bone marrow, including cancer cells. It lowers the number of normal blood-forming cells in the bone marrow, and … [Read more...]
intrathecal chemotherapy
Treatment in which anticancer drugs are injected into the fluid-filled space between the thin layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord. … [Read more...]
intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Treatment in which anticancer drugs are put directly into the abdominal cavity through a thin tube. … [Read more...]
high-dose chemotherapy
An intensive drug treatment to kill cancer cells, but that also destroys the bone marrow and can cause other severe side effects. High-dose chemotherapy is … [Read more...]
cytotoxic chemotherapy
Anticancer drugs that kill cells, especially cancer cells. … [Read more...]
combination chemotherapy
Treatment using more than one anticancer drug. … [Read more...]
chemotherapy
Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells. … [Read more...]
dose-dense chemotherapy
A chemotherapy treatment plan in which drugs are given with less time between treatments than in a standard chemotherapy treatment plan. … [Read more...]
topical chemotherapy
Treatment with anticancer drugs in a lotion or cream applied to the skin. … [Read more...]