Maintenance therapy
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| Maintenance therapy | |
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| Term | Maintenance therapy |
| Short definition | 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 |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
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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