AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chemo is considered a systemic treatment because the drugs travels throughout the body, and can kill cancer cells that have spread (metastasized) to parts of the body far away from the original (primary) tumor. This makes it different from treatments like surgery and radiation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Systemic therapy includes a large group of drug treatments that will damage or kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy is one type of systemic therapy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chemotherapy circulates throughout your body in the bloodstream. So it can treat cancer cells almost anywhere in the body. This is known as systemic treatment. Chemotherapy kills cells that are in the process of splitting into 2 new cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Systemic therapies are drugs that spread throughout the body to treat cancer cells wherever they may be. They include chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted drugs, and immunotherapy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Systemic chemotherapy (chemo) uses anti-cancer drugs that are injected into a vein or given by mouth. These drugs travel through the bloodstream to all parts of the body.