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Descriptor English:
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
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Descriptor Spanish:
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quimioterapia adyuvante
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Quimioterapia Adjuvante
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Synonyms English:
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Adjuvant Drug Therapy
Drug Therapy, Adjuvant
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Tree Number:
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E02.186.170
E02.319.170
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Definition English:
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Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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almost never IM; coordinate with dis /drug ther + specific drug or drugs /ther use + other form of ther to which this is adjuvant; Manual 24.4.2.2.1; DF: CHEMOTHER ADJUVANT
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History Note English:
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92
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Record Number:
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30193
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Unique Identifier:
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D017024
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Similar:
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DeCS
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