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Chemotherapy

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Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Food Biotechnology

A treatment for cancers that involves ad- ministering chemicals toxic to malignant cells.

Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn — An Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary

The treatment of disease, especially infections or cancer, by means of chemicals.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture

Healthcare› Medicine

Cancer

(KEE-moh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.

National Cancer Institute — Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Healthcare› Medicine› Cancer

Breast Cancer

(ke"mo-ther'uh-pe) the treatment chemical agents to destroy tumor tissue.

DoD Breast Health Program South — DoD Breast Health Program South Glossary of Medical Terms

Healthcare› Medicine› Cancer

Lung Cancer

(KEE-moh-THAIR-up-ee): Using drugs to treat cancer.

CDC — CDC Lung Cancer Glossary

Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Stem Cell

A drug or combination of drugs used to kill cancer cells.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America — Glossary of Stem Cell Transplant Terminology