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Maintenance therapy

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Maintenance therapy is a medical therapy that is designed to help a primary treatment succeed.Definition of Maintenance therapy at MedicineNet For example, maintenance chemotherapy may be given to people who have a cancer in remission in an attempt to prevent a relapse. 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.

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