Both sides of this debate need to be examined closely.
The termchemotherapyencompasses a whole range of medications used specifically to eradicate cancer cells within your body.
Most commonly, it’s referred to as chemo for short.
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Chemo drugs target and destroy cells in your body that rapidly divideor mutatein the case of cancer cells.
Notice we saidcan beexperiencednot everyone suffers the extreme side effects that are so commonly associated with chemo.
in the hours after receiving chemo.
There are many claims about natural cures for cancer, from bee venom to yoga.
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