Other than cancer what would you have chemotherapy for

[fiddler]

Is there anything other than cancer which is treated with chemotherapy or is cancer the only thing? Im sure it must be used on other diseases/ conditions but is it?

[JayHymes]

I know that in the Movie Lorenzo's oil they gave the little boy Chemotherapy....he had ALD, but i dont know if thats used as a treatment anymore.

[reggie]

Absolutely everything, because for cancer you have cytotoxic chemotherapy. It's just shortened to chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is just treatment with chemicals - ie drugs

[amy m]

Chemotherapy is only used to treat cancers.

[meep!]

Many autoimmune disorders are treated with lower levels of chemo. RA, lupus, myositis, and sarcoidosis are a few that they will give you chemo for if for some reason you cannot take steroids.

[e.mily07]

cancer is the only thing I know of.