Chemotherapy treatment in bowel cancer. Close-up of a 72-year-old male bowel cancer patient with an intravenous (IV) infusion bottle containing fluorouracil (5-FU) being used for chemotherapy. Fluorouracil is used to treat bowel,breast and stomach cancers. It belongs to a family of drugs known as antimetabolites. These drugs closely resemble a substance,or metabolite,that is essential for a cell's normal biochemical reactions. By replacing the metabolite the drug prevents the cells from growing or reproducing | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
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