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What is chemo therapy used for besides treating cancer?

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Immune suppression: The same drugs are used to treat some autoimmune disorders, like SLE, Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and treatment of organ rejection after transplants.

Answered 1/20/2018

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