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What is meant by chemotherapy? Write the chemical name of aspirin. What is it used for?

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Chemotherapy is the science in which chemicals are used for the treatment of diseases. Chemotherapy has developed into a vast subject and efforts are being continuously made in search for new drugs for cancer, mental illness etc. Chemical name of aspirin is 2-acetoxy benzoic acid, (acetyl-salicylic acid).

Aspirin is widely used as an analgesic.

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