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Cancer Chemotherapy

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Chemotherapy plays an increasing role in the overall treatment of the child with cancer. When used in conjunction with surgery and radiation therapy, chemicals have significantly increased both the survival time and the percentage cured. However, it should be remembered that drugs used against cancer have toxic side effects which can be lethal and, whenever possible, they should only be given under the supervision of physicians experienced in their use.

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  1. Cline, M.J., In: Cancer Chemotherapy (ed. L. H. Smith). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co. 1970.

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  1. A. E. Evans
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  2. M. H. Donaldson
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  1. Department of Radiotherapy, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research (London and Surrey), London, England

    H. Julian G. Bloom (Vice-Chairman, Consultant Radiotherapist Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Consultant Radiotherapist (Neurosurgery) (Vice-Chairman, Consultant Radiotherapist Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Consultant Radiotherapist (Neurosurgery)

  2. Carshalton, Surrey, and the St. Peter’s Group of Urological Hospitals, London Hon., St. George’s Hospital, London, England

    H. Julian G. Bloom (Vice-Chairman, Consultant Radiotherapist Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Consultant Radiotherapist (Neurosurgery) (Vice-Chairman, Consultant Radiotherapist Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Consultant Radiotherapist (Neurosurgery)

  3. Department of Paediatrics, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France

    Jean Lemerle

  4. First Paediatric Hospital, Augsburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Malte K. Neidhardt (Chief) (Chief)

  5. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emmakinderziekenhuis and Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Paul A. Voûte

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Evans, A.E., Donaldson, M.H. (1975). Cancer Chemotherapy. In: Bloom, H.J.G., Lemerle, J., Neidhardt, M.K., Voûte, P.A. (eds) Cancer in Children. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2776-7_5

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