Illustration of some drugs used in Chemotherapy fighting cancer cells. Molecular models of the therapeutic drugs leucovorin (upper left),oxaliplatin (upper right) and fluorouracil (lower right) used to destroy malignant cells. The drugs target cells that multiply rapidly,a characteristic of cancer cells. Unfortunately,they also attack cells that naturally reproduce rapidly such as bone marrow,hair follicles,and digestive tract cells. Black=carbon,white=hydrogen,red=oxygen,blue=nitrogen,gray=platinum,green=fluorine | |
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