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Chemotherapy, Chemo (kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh] - noun - medicine and medical) What is Chemotherapy? Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease and cancer. The side effects of radiation (chemo and chemotherapy treatment) can be both physically and mentally exhausting for any patient to go through. Almost everyone going through it wants to know chemotherapy side affects and effects. Common Chemotherapy side effec ts: Chemotherapy Drugs & Chemo Drug: All of chemo therapeutic drugs affect cell division or DNA synthesis and function in some way. Most drugs can be divided in to the following catagories: Alkylating agents Anti metabolites Topoisomerase inhibitors Anthracyclines Plant alkaloids Monoclonal antibodies Other anti-tumor agents
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