The science or practice of treating disease with chemical substances; the study and use of drugs and chemicals in medical treatment.
From chemotherapeutic + -ics noun-forming suffix (used for fields of study or practice). A field term parallel to 'therapeutics' but specific to chemical treatment.
Chemotherapeutics as a field literally saved millions of lives—what began as poisoning cancer cells has evolved into precision medicines that can target specific mutations.
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