Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
systemic chemotherapy
sys·tem·ic che·mo·ther·a·py [ sis-teh-mik kee-moh-thayr-uh-pee ]
Definitions related to systemic chemotherapy:
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Chemotherapy where the agent travels throughout the body by blood circulation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Treatment with anticancer drugs that travel through the blood to cells all over the body.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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