Related Terms •Adjuvant Therapy • Chemotherapy • Radiation Therapy

Definition: Adjunctive or adjuvant therapy given prior to the primary (main) therapy.

Example: Sometimes chemotherapy is given to shrink the tumor so that surgery can be effective on tumors that were inoperable before the chemotherapy.

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