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Understanding Chemotherapy
What are the benefits of chemotherapy? Check all that
apply.
Chemotherapy or chemo" is the use of a drug to treat
cancer. Surgery and radiation therapy remove, kill, or
damage cancer cells in a certain area, but chemo can
work throughout the whole body. This means chemo can
kill cancer cells that have spread to parts of the body far
away from the original tumor. If cure is not possible,
chemo may be used to control the disease. Chemo is used
to shrink tumors or stop the cancer from growing and
spreading. Chemo can also be used to help shrink a
tumor that's causing pain or pressure.
-"How Is Chemotherapy Used to Treat Cancer?
American Cancer Society
decreases pain
shrinks tumors
kills cancer cells
reduces pressure
provides a drug-free treatment
removes tumors
stops cancer from spreading
works throughout the whole body