Chemotherapy drug preparation. Male pharmacist filling a syringe with the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin in the cytotoxic unit of a hospital cancer war

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Chemotherapy drug preparation. Male pharmacist filling a syringe with the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin in the cytotoxic unit of a hospital cancer ward. He is working in a glove box and is wearing protective clothing. Cytotoxic drugs are toxic chemicals that destroy rapidly dividing cells such as cancer cells. Each cancer patient needs an individual drug preparat- ion. Taken at Newcastle General Hospital, England.

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Keywords: chemotherapy, cytotoxic, doxorubicin, drug, glovebox, healthcare, hospital, medical, medicine, pharmacist, syringe, treatment, treatments, unit