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Anticancer
drugs eliminate some cancers or reduce rapid growth and spread.
These drugs do not affect all cancers but are specific for
cancers in certain tissues or organs such as the bladder,
brain, liver, or bones. Anticancer drugs interfere with specific
cancer-cell components. For example, alkylating agents are
cytotoxic (cell-poisoning) drugs that alter the DNA of cancer
cells. Vinca alkaloids, chemicals produced by the periwinkle
plant, prevent cancer cell division.
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