Adjuvant therapy is treatment given before or after cancer surgery
to increase the chances of a cure. It destroys microscopic areas of remaining
cancer. Adjuvant therapy may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal
therapy, or a combination of these treatments.
Author
Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Editor
Kathleen M. Ariss, MS
Associate Editor
Denele Ivins
Associate Editor
Pat Truman
Primary Medical Reviewer
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer
Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology
Last Updated
May 25, 2007
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Last Updated:
May 25, 2007
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