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.