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Breast Cancer
Frequently Asked Questions
26. How is chemotherapy used to treat
breast cancer?
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. A patient
may take chemotherapy by mouth in pill form, or it may be put into
the body by inserting a needle into a vein or muscle. Either type
of chemotherapy is called whole body or systemic treatment because
the drugs enter the bloodstream, travel through the body, and can
kill cancer cells throughout the body. Treatment with chemotherapy
can be as short as two months or as long as two years.
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