Page 2 - Hikma - Oncology booklet

INTRODUCTION

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX

or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-

cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents) as part of a

standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemotherapy may be

given with a curative intent (which almost always involves

combinations of drugs), or it may aim to prolong life or to reduce

symptoms (palliative chemotherapy). Chemotherapy is one of

the major categories of the medical discipline specifically

devoted to pharmacotherapy for cancer, which is called medical

oncology.

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