Maintenance therapy
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Template:Short description Maintenance therapy is a medical therapy that is designed to help a primary treatment succeed.[1] For example, maintenance chemotherapy may be given to people who have a cancer in remission in an attempt to prevent a relapse.[2] This form of treatment is also a common approach for the management of many incurable, chronic diseases such as periodontal disease, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.[3][4]
References
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- ↑ Definition of Maintenance therapy at MedicineNet
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External links
- Maintenance Therapy for periodontal disease
- Maintenance Therapy for intestinal inflammatory diseases