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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:49 am


Chemotherapy



Chemotherapy uses powerful drugs to destroy cancer cells. These drugs can be given intravenously (IV, through a vein), orally (by mouth), subcutaneously (injected under the skin), intramuscularly (injected into muscle), or intrathecally (injected into cerebrospinal fluid [CSF]).




Chemotherapy used to treat leukemia varies, because there are many different forms of this disease. In general, leukemia treatment combines chemotherapy with a number of different anticancer ...Read the full article
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