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Author: Gesche Tallen, MD, PhD, Editor: Maria Yiallouros, Reviewer: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Günter Henze, English Translation: Hannah McRae, Last modification: 2015/04/27

The length of chemotherapy for treating children and adolescents with cancer depends on:

• the type of cancer
• the treatment protocol
• the time-point of treatment
• the cancer's response to treatment so far
• the patient's clinical condition and tolerance of the treatment

Specific, disease-related information on the length of chemotherapy can be found in the chapters of the different cancer types (see “diseases”).