What are the environmental impacts of cancer drugs?

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 08:41 in Health & Medicine

Chemotherapeutic drugs, also known as antineoplastic agents, that are prescribed to treat a range of cancer types, enter the aquatic environment via human excretion and wastewater treatment facilities. A review indicates that very few studies have characterized the effects of antineoplastic agents that are released into aquatic environments.

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