Abstract:Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that kills rapidly proliferating cells. Being a non-specific mode of treatment, it can cause damage to healthy cells like bone marrow cells, epithelial cells, hair follicles etc., resulting in various side effects. Cisplatin, a platinum coordination complex, is a common chemotherapeutic drug that is used in the treatment of several types of cancers, including testicular, ovarian and bladder cancer. Cisplatin interferes with DNA replication by forming cross-linking of … Show more
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