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Chemotherapy may spread cancer and trigger more aggressive tumors
- melling 8y agoFunny, a couple of months ago we were discussing chemotherapy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18161535 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18161535 It’s even worse than I thought.
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- GregoryPerry 8y agoFrom the duh department. By definition a cellular toxin damages DNA, and cancer is the product of damaged DNA. Still surprised this article made it past the big pharma media gatekeepers.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> By definition a cellular toxin damages DNA Untrue; a cellular toxin damages cells, but not necessarily by damaging DNA. A common mechanism is damaging the cell membrane.
- GregoryPerry 8y agoHuh? The vast majority of chemotherapy regimens, such as alkylating agents, antimetabolites, anthracyclines, cause damage to and interfere with DNA replication.