Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy

Service Type
Body

Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells by preventing them from growing and dividing. But because healthy cells also create new cells, chemotherapy can harm them, too. This is what causes many of the side effects to chemotherapy treatment.

What Can Chemotherapy Do?

Chemotherapy can treat many different cancers. It can work in your body to:

  • Cure your cancer
  • Control the growth and spread of the cancer
  • Bring relief to cancer symptoms

We use chemotherapy:

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