CNS SANCTUARY THERAPY


Meaning of CNS SANCTUARY THERAPY in English

Chemotherapy or radiation therapy given to the central nervous system (CNS) as a preventive treatment. It is given to kill cancer cells that may be in thebrain and spinal cord, even though no cancer has been detected there. Also called CNS prophylaxis.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).