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Not entirely indiscriminate. For example as I understand it, a lot of chemo drugs attack cells that divide quickly. Which is why a lot of times hair loss is a s
by zaroth 5y ago
Not entirely indiscriminate. For example as I understand it, a lot of chemo drugs attack cells that divide quickly. Which is why a lot of times hair loss is a side effect because they are some of the faster dividing cells in the body.
- da_chicken 5y agoMy understanding was that chemotherapy drugs often affect cells literally as they divide. The exact mechanisms vary, but it's that timing of affecting a cell during division that makes a given substance possible to be used as chemotherapy drug.