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Treatment with CA  

What is treatment with CA?




CA is the abbreviation for a chemotherapeutic regimen (i.e., combination of chemotherapeutic drugs) consisting of cyclophosphamide (C) and doxorubicin (A).

Some women with breast cancer of Stage IIIB and higher receive adjuvant (i.e., post-surgical) treatment with CA.


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