(Tıp) Şimyoterapi: Vücutta bulunan bakterileri organizmaya zarar vermeden kimyasal maddelerle öldürme veya üremesine mani olma ve bu yolla hastalığı tedavi etme
The treatment of disease by means of chemicals that have a specific toxic effect upon the disease producing microorganisms (antibiotics) or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue (anticancer therapy)
(kee mo th er' apee) - Treatment of cancer with drugs that are designed to kill the abnormal cells
Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer. the use of drugs to control and try to cure cancer (chemo- (from , from chemeia , probably from chyma , from chein ) + therapy). Treatment of diseases, including cancer, with chemicals. Some cancer drugs interfere with cancer-cell division or enzyme processes. However, they have serious side effects, attacking some healthy cells and reducing resistance to infection. Certain steroids are used to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer, leukemia, and lymphomas. Derivatives of plants such as periwinkle (vincristine, vinblastine) and yew (taxol) have been found effective against Hodgkin disease, leukemia, and breast cancer
The use of medications (drugs) that are toxic to cancer cells These drugs kills the cells, or prevent or slow their growth
The treatment of disease with chemicals, such as cytotoxic (cancer destroying) drugs
In the treatment of disease, the application of chemicals or drugs specifically for their anticancer toxic properties They are given into a vein, muscle, cerebrospinal fluid, or by mouth
Treatment of cancer or other malignant diseases by the use of specific drugs that selectively destroy rapidly growing cells Extremely high doses of these drugs are sometimes needed to kill tumor cells in advanced cases of some malignancies These high doses will also kill the bodys stem cells in the bone marrow and peripheral blood stream
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy refers to drug treatment given to people with cancer prior to surgery. The aim is to reduce the size of the cancer before surgery, thus making surgery easier and more likely to be successful