Therapy using drugs or radiation after cancer surgery.
The use of additional therapy in addition to the primary therapy. In cancer care, for example, surgery to remove a tumor may be the primary treatment, and radiation therapy to destroy neighboring cells and tissues an adjuvent therapy.
After the initial course of treatment, encompassing radiation, chemotherapy (medicinal intervention), hormone therapy, biotherapeutics, or a potential amalgamation thereof, a subsequent therapeutic regimen is administered with the intent of eliminating lingering minuscule cancerous cells within the body.
Adjuvant therapy, often involving the administration of anticancer drugs, is a form of treatment employed after the complete removal of the primary tumor. The objective of adjuvant therapy is to eradicate any minuscule traces of malignant cells that might remain, thereby diminishing the likelihood of cancer recurrence and improving overall survival rates.