Cervical Cancer : Drugs
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Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors.
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Chemotherapy, the use of one or more drugs to kill cancer cells, is used to treat disease that has spread beyond the cervix. Most often it is used following surgery or radiation treatment. Stages IIB, III, IV, and recurrent cervical cancers usuall...
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Fluorouracil is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. Fluorouracil interferes with the growth
of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Bleomycin is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. Bleomycin interferes with the growth of
cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Bleomycin (Blenoxane) kills cancer cells by damaging the genetic material known as DNA, thus preventing cells from repairing themselves. Purpose Bleomycin is used in the treatment of a number of different cancers, including cancer of the head and neck, skin, esophagus, lung, testis, penis, vulva, cervix, and genitourinary tract.
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Antineoplastic agent; mixture of basic cytotoxic glycopeptide antibiotics produced by Streptomyces verticillus (bleomycin A 2 and bleomycin B 2 are the major components).
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Carboplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent used to treat cancer by interfering with the growth of cancer cells. Carboplatin is marketed under the brand name Paraplatin; it may also be referred to as CBDCA, JM-8, or carboplatinum.
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Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
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Carboplatin is an antineoplastic medication. Carboplatin interferes with the growth of cancer
cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Cisplatin, also known by the brand name Platinol-AQ, Cis-platinum, CDDP, or DDP, is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat certain types of cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Purpose Cisplatin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat metastatic testicular cancer and metastatic ovarian cancer .
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Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
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Cisplatin is an antineoplastic medication. Cisplatin interferes with the growth of cancer cells
and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Fluorouracil is a medication that kills cancer cells. It is also known as 5-FU or 5-fluourouracil, and as the brand name Adrucil.
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Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
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Gemcitabine is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer
cells in the body.
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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent; a synthetic pyrimidine nucleoside.
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Gemcitabine is a drug that is used to treat advanced stages of pancreatic, lung, and other cancers. Its brand name is Gemzar.
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Ifosfamide is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. Ifosfamide interferes with the growth of
cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Antineoplastic agent; alkylating agent structurally related to cyclophosphamide.
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Ifosfamide is an anticancer (antineoplastic) agent. It also acts as a suppressor of the immune system.
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Irinotecan is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Irinotecan, also known as CPT-11, is available under the trade name Camptosar, and may also be referred to as irinotecan hydrochloride or camptothecin-11.
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Antineoplastic agent; a semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin.
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Irinotecan is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows
their growth and spread in the body.
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Paclitaxel is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows
their growth and spread in the body.
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Paclitaxel is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Paclitaxel is available under the trade name Taxol.
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Antineoplastic agent; natural or semisynthetic diterpene from the bark of the Western (Pacific) yew ( Taxus brevifolia ) or needles and twigs of Taxus baccata .
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Topotecan is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer
cells in the body.
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Topotecan is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Topotecan is available under the trade name Hycamtin, and may also be referred to as topotecan hydrochloride or topotecan HCl.
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Antineoplastic agent; a semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin.
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