![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090514042949im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) |
|
(MAYN-teh-nunts THAYR-uh-pee)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090514042949im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
| Treatment that is given to help keep cancer from coming back after it has disappeared following the initial therapy. It may include treatment with drugs, vaccines, or antibodies that kill cancer cells, and it may be given for a long time. |
Previous Definitions: | magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, magnetic-targeted carrier, Magnevist, maidenhair tree, mainstream medicine | Next Definitions: | malabsorption syndrome, male breast cancer, malignancy, malignant, malignant ascites |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090514042949im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) |