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Chemotherapy


Chemotherapy involves using drugs to destroy cancer cells. Many of these drugs destroy cancer cells by preventing them from growing and dividing rapidly. Unfortunately, many normal cells also divide rapidly and are damaged by chemotherapy

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Ovarian Cancer(Free Handout)




During treatment, damage to these cells (e.g., hair follicles, red and white blood cells, platelets [blood cells responsible for clotting], cells that line the gastr...Read the full article