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Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:17 am


Chemotherapy



Chemotherapy involves using drugs to destroy cancer cells. This treatment may be used after stomach cancer surgery to destroy remaining cancer cells and prevent recurrence (adjuvant treatment). Chemotherapy drugs may be administered orally or through an IV (i.e., through a vein) and treatment often is administered on an outpatient basis.


Chemotherapy drugs target rapidly dividing cells and travel throughout the body via the bloodstream (called systemic treatment). ...Read the full article
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