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Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy

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All the presently available anti-cancer drugs have some toxic effects in normal tissues, and many of these are potentially lethal. There is, therefore, a special need for care and attention to detail during cancer chemotherapy so that the side-effects of treatment may be minimised, without impairing anti-tumour efficacy.

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  1. Cancer Research Campaign, The University of Glasgow, UK

    Kenneth C. Calman M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.S.E. (Professor of Oncology)

  2. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, The University of Edinburgh, UK

    John F. Smyth M.A., M.Sc., M.D., M.R.C.P. (Professor of Medical Oncology)

  3. Sydney Branch, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Australia

    Martin H. N. Tattersall M.A., M.D., M.Sc., M.R.C.P., F.R.A.C.P. (Director, Professor of Cancer Medicine)

  4. The University of Sydney, Australia

    Martin H. N. Tattersall M.A., M.D., M.Sc., M.R.C.P., F.R.A.C.P. (Director, Professor of Cancer Medicine)

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  1. Kenneth C. Calman M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.S.E.
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© 1980 Kenneth C. Calman, John F. Smyth and Martin H.N. Tattersall

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Calman, K.C., Smyth, J.F., Tattersall, M.H.N. (1980). Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy. In: Basic Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86135-4_9

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