Advances such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy have revolutionized cancer care over the past couple of decades, but for many cancers — including blood, breast, lung, ovarian, colorectal, and prostate — chemotherapy remains the gold standard, due to its ability to kill cancer cells.
How does chemotherapy work, and what are some of its side effects? We sat down with University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center member Jenny Xiang, MD, assistant professor of medical oncology in the CU Anschutz School of Medicine, to learn more about the treatment.