Do Benign Tumors Shrink with Chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy and Benign Tumors Under typical circumstances, chemotherapy can cause benign tumors to shrink. Chemotherapy drugs effectively inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells and may even induce cell death, thereby reducing the size of tumors. However, the extent to which this occurs depends on the type of tumor, individual differences, and the choice of chemotherapy regimen. Chemotherapy drugs such as cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and cisplatin work by interfering with DNA synthesis in tumor cells, inhibiting cell division, or promoting cell apoptosis. When benign tumor cells are affected by these drugs, their growth rate significantly slows down, and the volume may decrease.... Learn more
