Adjuvant therapy for cancer

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Adjuvant therapy is treatment given before or after cancer surgery to increase the chances of a cure. It destroys microscopic areas of remaining cancer. Adjuvant therapy may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, or a combination of these treatments.

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Author:Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology
Last Updated: 05/25/2007

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