Glossary Term:

Title

chemotherapy

Phonetic

<b>key</b>-mo-<b>THER</b>-uh-pee

Description

The use of medicines to treat cancer. Chemotherapy may be given alone or with other treatments like surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy. It can be given as an infusion, injection, or taken by mouth. Often called chemo.