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Chemotherapy

Also Known As Chemo
Oncologic Therapy

Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease, most often cancer, using chemical substances that kill or slow the growth of abnormal cells. Its origin is usually traced to the observation, following the accidental exposure of servicemen to nitrogen mustard gas in 1943, that the compound suppressed white blood cell production, which researchers at Yale then investigated as a possible treatment for lymphoma. This atlas describes the history of the treatment class and is not medical advice.

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Status
Standard of Care 1
Origin Year
1943 2
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Cancer, Conditions
Source The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of HumanityRoy Porter

Chemotherapy is a standard treatment for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Chemotherapy (e.g. ABVD regimen) is the standard treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma.

Chemotherapy is a standard treatment modality for mesothelioma.

Chemotherapy is a standard treatment modality for multiple myeloma, alongside the already-live oncology treatments.

Chemotherapy is standard treatment for osteosarcoma, typically combined with surgery.

Chemotherapy is standard adjuvant/palliative treatment for stomach cancer.

Chemotherapy is standard treatment for testicular cancer, especially after orchiectomy.

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1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx).
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy, lead section
    Chemotherapy is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs in a standard regimen.
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2. A History of Medicine
Lois N. Magner, CRC Press
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity
Roy Porter, W. W. Norton and Company, 1997Treats: Cancer
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