Description

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemoandsometimes CTX or CTx) is a category of cancer treatment thatuseschemical substances, especially one or more anti-cancerdrugs(chemotherapeutic agents) that are given as part of astandardizedchemotherapy regimen. Chemotherapy may be given with acurativeintent, or it may aim to prolong life or to reducesymptoms(palliative chemotherapy). Along with hormonal therapy andtargetedtherapy, it is one of the major categories of medicaloncology(pharmacotherapy for cancer). These modalities are oftenused inconjunction with other cancer treatments, such asradiationtherapy, surgery, and/or hyperthermia therapy.Chemotherapy is alsoused to treat other conditions, including ALamyloidosis,ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn'sdisease,psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupuserythematosus,rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma.