Maintenance therapy

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Maintenance therapy
TermMaintenance therapy
Short definitionMaintenance therapy - (pronounced) (MAYN-teh-nunts THAYR-uh-pee) A treatment given to prevent the cancer from returning after it has gone away after initial therapy. It can involve treatment with drugs, vaccines, or antibodies that kill cancer cells, and it can be given over a long period of time 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Maintenance therapy - (pronounced) (MAYN-teh-nunts THAYR-uh-pee) A treatment given to prevent the cancer from returning after it has gone away after initial therapy. It can involve treatment with drugs, vaccines, or antibodies that kill cancer cells, and it can be given over a long period of time

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