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Antimetabolites
Interfere with various metabolic functions of cells
Methotrexate
Antimetabolites
lots of AE
Hormone use in cancer
appear to counteract the effect of male and female hormones in hormone dependent tumors
Mitotic Inhibitors
Interfere with or stop cell division
AE of Antineoplastic Drugs
hair loss, alopecia, anorexia, bone marrow suppression, N/V/D, stomatitis, anxiety