In the German language the word Schmuck means jewelry, adornment. The etymology of the pejorative meaning is a matter of some disagreement. The lexicographer Michael Wex, author of How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck), writes that the Yiddish term and the German term are completely unrelated.
A fundamental philosophy of medical oncology, including combination chemotherapy, is that different drugs work through different mechanisms, and that the results of using multiple drugs will be synergistic to some extent.
What to Expect for Different Chemo Injection Methods and Oral Chemotherapy. Leukemia & Lymphoma. Chemotherapy is the most common method of treatment for blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Depending on the type of disease you have, there are a few different ways that chemotherapy is given.