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Concerned about chemo? Here's what you need to know
How does chemotherapy combat cancer?
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The news that Catherine, Princess of Wales is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer triggered a wave of public shock and sympathy around the world. Learning that you have cancer provokes a range of feelings including fear, sadness, anxiety, and depression. Soon afterwards, thoughts turn towards how to treat the disease. Chemotherapy is one such course of treatment. But what exactly is chemo, and how does it work?
Click through and find out more about this common method of combating cancer.
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