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Anticancer
drugs eliminate some cancers or reduce rapid growth
and spread. These drugs do not affect all cancers but
are specific for cancers in certain tissues or organs
such as the bladder, brain, liver, or bones. Anticancer
drugs interfere with specific cancer-cell components.
For example, alkylating agents are cytotoxic (cell-poisoning)
drugs that alter the DNA of cancer cells. Vinca alkaloids,
chemicals produced by the periwinkle plant, prevent
cancer cell division.
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