Anti-cancer drugs
Anticancer drugs: potantial risks in the environment
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Anti-cancer drugs
Anticancer drugs: potantial risks in the environment

Authors : Jordan SEIRA, Claire JOANNIS-CASSAN, Claire ALBASI

Publication date: March 10, 2014 | Lire en français

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1. Anti-cancer drugs

The constant increase in the number and forms of cancer worldwide (estimated at 180 new cases per 100,000 people per year) necessitates the use of various treatment strategies, including medical treatments. These include chemotherapy, immunotherapy and hormone therapy, each of which involves the use of numerous drugs.

1.1 Classification of anti-cancer drugs

The term anticancer encompasses compounds with very different biological activities. More than fifty products are regularly used

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