Anticancer Drugs: Classes, Mechanisms & Side Effects
Anticancer Drug Classes: Mechanisms, Side Effects, Indications Anticancer drugs (also called antineoplastic agents) are medications that treat malignant (cancerous) disease1. They act by killing tumor cells or inhibiting their proliferation. Since cancer involves cells growing and dividing without control, these drugs typically target rapidly dividing cells. In practice, most anticancer drugs damage DNA or disrupt … Read more