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Difference between Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy

Vineet Nanda

Updated on 01-Mar-2023 372 Views

After a malignant tumour has been removed surgically, any further treatment is considered adjuvant therapy. Before a malignant tumour is removed surgically, neoadjuvant therapy may be used. What is Adjuvant Therapy? Any treatment administered after a malignant tumour has been removed surgically is considered adjuvant therapy. This might be anything from pain medication to radiation or chemotherapy. Why and how it's employed − This treatment is given to terminally sick patients in an effort to prolong their lives and lessen the likelihood of a cancer recurrence. Opioid painkillers can be administered to terminally sick patients even after a tumour has ...