to prevent the occurrence of cancer
Prophylactic chemotherapy is performed on precancerous tumors to keep them from turning malignant. It is also done after cancer therapy to make certain that there are no more cancer cells to grow.
Prophylactic = Preventive (of disease)
poppalactic poppalactic PROPHYLACTIC as in prophylactic antibiotics?????
Prophylactic dosage-- Giving medications to prevent or protect against diseases.
admission for prophylactic removal of ovary
preventive, preventative
my brother has chemotherapy
My brother has chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy is not a diagnosis. Chemotherapy is a treatment
Old slang word for a condom, short for prophylactic.
Chemotherapy given by intramuscular injection is absorbed into the blood more slowly than IV chemotherapy. Because of this, the effects of IM chemotherapy may last longer than chemotherapy given intravenously.
therapeutic prophylactic diagnostic injection (given) subcutaneous or intramuscular So basically it means that a drug is given by injection in the skin or muscle before you have an official diagnosis. Prophylactic means that it's protecting from or preventing a disease. An immunization is considered prophylactic.