The nature of some drugs used in cancer treatment. Chemoprotective agents in those drugs protect healthy tissue from the toxic effects of anticancer drugs.
For more information on medications used to treat breast cancer, see Breastcancer.org's Drugs for Treatment and Risk Reduction pages.
Audio contributed by: Marisa Weiss, M.D.
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