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DictionarySeechemotherapyadjuvant chemotherapy
adjuvant chemotherapy[¦a·jə·vənt ‚kē·mō′ther·ə·pē] (medicine) Chemotherapy that is used to destroy suspected undetectable residual tumor after surgery or radiation treatment has eradicated all detectable tumor; effective in the treatment of breast and colon cancer. adjuvant chemotherapy
adjuvant chemotherapychemotherapy given in addition to surgical therapy, in order to reduce the risk of local or systemic relapse.adjuvant chemotherapyAdministration of cytotoxic drugs to eradicate cancerous cells remaining in the body after surgery or radiation therapy.See also: chemotherapyAdjuvant chemotherapyTreatment of the tumor with drugs after surgery to kill as many of the remaining cancer cells as possible.Mentioned in: Neuroblastoma |