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Pharmacology-Wrong
Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The largest group of anticancer agents is | alkylating medications |
| The exact cause of cancer is | unknown |
| Antineoplastic agents are not contraindicated in | metastatic disease |
| The second leading cause of death in the United States is | cancer |
| Antineoplastic agents are not be used for | weight loss |
| Which cancer medications are derived from the European yew tree? | Taxol |
| What does the term “precision medicine” mean? | Medicine that uses information about the patient’s genetic makeup |
| The use of genes to treat or prevent disease is called | gene therapy |
| The use of nanotechnology to create and match medicinal compounds to a patient is called | nanopharmacology |
| Neupogen, an agent used to stimulate the growth of neutrophils in bone marrow, is considered to be a(n) | biologic response modifier |