How to Use chemo in a Sentence

chemo

noun
Definition of chemonext
  • That is the part that hit me the hardest — the idea of chemo.
    — USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • And still will in 2018, if his health holds through the chemo.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 14 May 2018
  • That has prompted many to turn to chemo to avoid the spread of the disease.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 June 2018
  • In the hospital, the chemo and cancer left the dancer shaky.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Nov. 2021
  • There’s no ringing the bell when you’re done with chemo.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
  • That's because the chemo is killing healthy cells along with the cancer ones.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
  • For now, that means chemo twice a month and scans every few months.
    — Kate Rockwood, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2018
  • It's been a long slog of a year with chemo and treatments and losing my hair.
    — Washington Post, 20 June 2021
  • Tom was in New York having three hours of chemo, his arm in an IV.
    — NBC News, 24 Jan. 2021
  • The process starts with a patient putting on a tight frozen cap before chemo.
    — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Getting home in time for chemo The couple couldn't wait.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Has cannabis helped in your healing process with the chemo treatment?
    — Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • As a result of the chemo, Janz also lost all his then pale-blond hair.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 June 2022
  • About 17% of women had high-risk scores and were advised to have chemo.
    — Marilynn Marchione, latimes.com, 3 June 2018
  • Back in the ’60s, Weigner points out, your cat wouldn’t have gotten chemo.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022
  • And his thick head of hair had proved impervious to the chemo.
    — David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
  • My aunt sat beside me while chemo pumped through my veins.
    — Terri Wingham, https://www.inquirer.com, 6 June 2019
  • My sister had to quit her job to do chemo, and stayed in the hospital for 11 months.
    — Alice Park, Time, 7 June 2018
  • Following the surgery, Ford returned to the road and was able to treat the cancer spot with chemo drops.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Over the next two years, my mother and I sat next to him through 21 rounds of chemo, but the cancer still spread to his bones.
    — Jessica Granger, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2020
  • He was taken with a sense of optimism, which came and went as the chemo dragged on.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
  • With a smile on his face, Carter eagerly rang the no-more-chemo bell as a crowd cheered him on.
    — Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
  • When your last chemo has come and gone Ring this bell to tell everyone!
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Mill took her to every chemo treatment and held her hand.
    — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • My hair started to grow back a few months after my last chemo.
    — Jennifer Garam, Allure, 29 Dec. 2020
  • After the ninth round of chemo, scans showed Staley to be cancer free.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
  • My baby took his last chemo crying with a smile on his face!!!!
    — Fox News, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The tough teen withstood the chemo treatments and is in remission.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Princess Kate makes her first public appearance after finishing chemo.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The report, the detailed forecast, and the lumpectomy Simpson underwent with no follow-up chemo, were not widely available to breast cancer patients as recently as 15 years ago.
    — Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 28 July 2024

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