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Keywords: Antimetabolites, Colectoral, Belongs, Antineoplastic, Oncology

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A chemical used in chemotherapy that inhibits the development of cancer cells and prevents cancer cell growth and division.

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antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair

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A drug that is used in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.

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An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.

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Floxuridine is an oncology drug that belongs to the class known as antimetabolites. The drug is most often used in the treatment of colectoral cancer.

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