Chemotherapy adds only 2% to the 5-year survival rate of cancer patients.
(pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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I think it depends on they cancer type. Some respond better than others. Also, if surgery is planned to remove a tumor, chemo might be used before surgery to shrink it and allow for it's complete removal.