Cancer-Related Dictionary
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Neoadjuvant therapy is a pre-surgical treatment approach mainly used to shrink cancerous tumors before the main treatment. It may involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or hormone therapy and is typically employed to make surgeries less invasive and more successful. Its effectiveness is measured with the help of pathological complete response (pCR).
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