Arsenical Chemotherapeutic Drugs. VI

Chemotherapeutic drugs in pregnancy.

Chemotherapy may be indicated for the treatment of cancer during pregnancy. The decision to use chemotherapy significantly impacts the pregnancy, and in turn the pregnancy may affect the treatment options available to patients with cancer. This review provides information about the effects of chemotherapeutic agents in pregnancy, taking into account both the mother and the fetus. For convenienc...

Arsenical polyneuropathy due to caustic arsenical paste.

Metal Complexes as Drugs and Chemotherapeutic Agents

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Anaesthesia and anti-cancer chemotherapeutic drugs.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This is a review of anti-cancer chemotherapeutic drugs, describing their actions, interactions, and toxicity with a particular focus on the relevance for the anaesthetist. RECENT FINDINGS Anti-cancer chemotherapeutics have a vast array of adverse effects, some of which, i.e. cardiac and pulmonary toxicity, are of particular anaesthesiological relevance. Recently it has been ...

Some Recent Advances in Chemotherapeutic Drugs.