anticancer drugs or hormones given after surgery and/or radiation to help prevent the cancer from recurring.
Chemotherapy given with surgery or radiation.
Adjuvant chemotherapy is chemotherapy given after surgery, when there is no visible cancer but there is a risk that there are still cancer cells left in the body.
Anticancer drugs used in combination with surgery and/or radiation as an initial treatment before there is detectable spread, to prevent or delay recurrence.
Drugs used to kill cancer cells. They are given with other treatments, such as surgery or radiation, to destroy areas of tumor.
Chemotherapy given after tumor surgery. See the entire definition of Adjuvant chemotherapy
Chemotherapy used along with surgery or radiation therapy. It is usually used in cases where there is high risk of hidden cancer cells remaining and may increase the likelihood of cure by destroying small amounts of undetectable cancer.
Chemotherapy given usually after all detectable tumor is removed by surgery or radiotherapy in order to remove any remaining cancer cells.
Anti-cancer drugs used in combination with surgery and/or radiation to destroy residual cancer cells to prevent or delay recurrence.
(ad'ju-vant kee-mo-ther'apee)- One or more anticancer drugs used in combination with surgery or radiation therapy as part of the treatment of cancer. Adjuvant usually means "in addition to" initial treatment.
Chemotherapy treatment that is given as an 'add-on' to a primary cancer treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy.
treatment of cancer with drugs to aid or assist another treatment.
The use of anticancer drugs after surgery patients whose cancers are most likely to recur.
One or more anti-cancer drugs used in combination with surgery or radiation therapy as a part of the treatment of cancer. Adjuvant usually means "in addition to" initial treatment.
Chemotherapy given to patients after their cancers have been surgically removed. It is a secondary treatment given to supplement surgical treatment. (see Neoadjuvant chemotherapy)
Chemotherapy given to kill any remaining cancer cells, usually after all detectable tumor is removed by surgery or radiotherapy.