Central Nervous System Prophylaxis (...pro-fih-LAK-sis) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Central Nervous System Prophylaxis (...pro-fih-LAK-sis)? CNS prophylaxis. 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 the brain and spinal cord, even though no cancer has been detected there. Also called C

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