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Chemotherapy
Source: Childhood Heart Tumors (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: October 4, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Types of treatment for childhood heart tumors
Chemotherapy (also called chemo) uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells. Chemotherapy either kills the cancer cells or stops them from dividing. For children with sarcoma, chemotherapy may be given alone or with other types of treatment to reduce the size of the tumor before surgery.
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