receive treatment for cancer

verb phrase

  1. to be given medical care, such as chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, intended to cure or control cancer

    B1

    receive + treatment + for + conditionmedical

    • "She is receiving treatment for cancer."A2
    • "He has been receiving treatment for cancer for six months."B1
    • "After receiving treatment for cancer, he returned to work gradually."B2
    • "Patients who receive treatment for cancer may experience side effects."B2

Common mistakes

  • take treatment for cancer→receive treatment for cancer

    Use receive, have, or undergo with treatment; use take with medicine.

Collocations

receive treatmentundergo treatmentseek treatmentcourse of treatmentcancer treatmentreceive chemotherapy

Word family

treattreatmenttreatedtherapycancerous