Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with one or more cytotoxic anti-neoplastic drugs (chemotherapeutic agents) as part of a standardized regimen. The term encompasses a variety of drugs, which are divided into broad categories such as alkylating agents and antimetabolites. Traditional chemotherapeutic agents act by killing cells that divide rapidly, a critical property of most cancer cells.
chemotherapy chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with one or more cytotoxic anti-neoplastic drugs (chemotherapeutic agents) as part of a standardized regimen the term encompasses a variety of drugs which are divided into broad categories such as alkylating agents and antimetabolites traditional chemotherapeutic agents act by killing cells that divide rapidly a critical property of most cancer cells