basic principles of cancer chemotherapy Flashcards
1
Q
unregulated cellular proliferation
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cancer
2
Q
radiation; drug therapy; and surgery are treatment modalities for
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cancer
3
Q
for drug therapy there is a treatment of choice for _______ cancers such as leukemia; disseminated lymphomas; and widespread metastases
A
disseminated cancers
4
Q
Cytotoxic agents
Hormones and hormone antagonists
Biologic response modifiers
Targeted drugs
are types of drug classes to treat
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cancer
5
Q
which drug class is used most often to treat cancer
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cytotoxic agents