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Chemotherapy is an aggressive type of cancer therapy with the goal of destroying rapidly growing cancer cells in the body.<\/p>\n

A healthy body replaces cells in a controlled manner through a process of dividing and growing. However, when cancer occurs, the cells tend to reproduce in an uncontrolled manner. As the body is producing more cells than required, the newly produced cells start to occupy the space of the useful cells. Chemotherapy interferes with the cancer\u2019s cells ability to rapidly divide and produce.<\/p>\n

What Does Chemotherapy Do?<\/h1>\n

Chemotherapy drugs are primarily used to:<\/p>\n