This week's artwork was donated by Vansom, a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . The Hypermedia PDQ project is supported, in part, by grants from the National Cancer Institute and the National Action Plan on Breast Cancer. Additional information is available regarding this project. We are in the initial phase, and welcome your input.
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
Chemotherapy may be taken by mouth or it may be put into the body by a needle in a vein or muscle. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the drugs enter the bloodstream, travel through the body, and can kill cancer cells outside the breast area. The Hypermedia PDQ project is supported, in part, by grants from the National Cancer Institute and the National Action Plan on Breast Cancer. Additional information is available regarding this project. We are in the initial phase, and welcome your input.