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targeted therapy (... THAYR-uh-pee)

 A type of treatment that uses drugs or other substances, such as monoclonal antibodies, to identify and attack specific cancer cells without harming normal cells. Targeted therapy may be less harmful to normal cells than other types of cancer treatments

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