What Is Vulvar Cancer?
8. Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is one of the most commonly used treatments for cancer. The treatment involves administering drugs that may be taken orally, although they tend to be given intravenously instead. Chemotherapy is typically used in people for whom the cancer has spread to elsewhere in their body.
Chemotherapy works by helping to kill the cancerous cells, and this will help to at least slow down the progress of the cancer. However, chemotherapy will also kill healthy cells so the treatment needs to be used as sparingly as possible. Chemotherapy is also often used alongside radiation therapy to help make it even more effective.
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