Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of Epirubicin crystals. Epirubicin (pharmorubicin) is a chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer, ovarian and ga

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Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of Epirubicin crystals. Epirubicin (pharmorubicin) is a chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer, ovarian and gastric cancer, lung cancer and lymphoma. This anthracycline is a cytotoxic drug because it interferes with the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) genetic material in cancer cells, causing cell death. Horizontal object size of this image section: mm.

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