chemotherapy medical : the use of chemicals to treat or control a disease, such as cancer
metastatic medical : the spread of a disease, such as cancer cells, to other parts of the body
dose medical : the amount of a medicine taken at one time
colorectal medical : relating to the lower part of the large intestine, colon and rectum
glimmer of hope phrase : a very small sign that something might improve or succeed
encouragement – n. giving praise or positive comment
thrilled – v. very excited or happy
hesitate – v. to stop briefly before you do something
pros might outweigh the cons – phrase : there are more good things that might happen than bad