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adjuvant chemotherapy [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemotherapy
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

A drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy.

OBS

Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Chimiothérapie destinée à augmenter ou stimuler une autre forme de traitement comme la chirurgie ou la radiothérapie.

OBS

La chimiothérapie adjuvante est généralement employée dans la thérapeutique du cancer et peut être administrée avant ou après le traitement primaire.

Spanish

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