Having the ability to kill cells.<\/p>\n
Of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells; cell-killing.<\/p>\n
Poisonous to cells.<\/p>\n
Toxic to cells, preventing their reproduction or growth.<\/p>\n
An agent that is toxic to certain cells a nd thus toxic to organs, tissues, or other cells.<\/p>\n
A substance that is toxic to cells.<\/p>\n
Referring to a drug or agent which prevents cell division.<\/p>\n
Referring to cells-in the immune system which destroy other cells.<\/p>\n
Pharmacological agents or other substances known to be detrimental or destructive to cells.<\/p>\n
Cytotoxic means destructive to living cells. Cytotoxic drugs possess anti-cancer properties but also have the potential to damage normal tissue. Their use is twofold: to eliminate a cancer and so prolong life; or to alleviate distressing symptoms, especially in patients whose prospects of a cure are poor. In many cases chemotherapy with cytotoxic drugs is combined with surgery, radiotherapy or both. Chemotherapy may be used initially to reduce the size of a primary tumour (a process called neoadjuvant therapy) before using radiotherapy or surgery to eliminate it. Cytotoxic drugs may also be used as adjuvant treatment to prevent or destroy secondary spread of a primary tumour that has either been removed by surgery or treated with radiotherapy. All chemotherapy causes side-effects: the oncologist \u2014 a specialist in cancer treatment \u2014 has to strike a balance between hoped-for benefits and acceptable (for the patient) toxic effects, which include nausea and vomiting, bone-marrow suppression, alopecia (hair loss) and teratogenic effects.<\/p>\n
Displaying a targeted destructive effect on certain cells, or having such an effect, especially in reference to the lysis (destruction) of cells by immune responses and antineoplastic drugs that selectively eliminate dividing cells.<\/p>\n
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Having the ability to kill cells. Of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells; cell-killing. Poisonous to cells. Toxic to cells, preventing their reproduction or growth. An agent that is toxic to certain cells a nd thus toxic to organs, tissues, or other cells. A substance that is toxic to cells. Referring to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c"],"yoast_head":"\n