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Adriamycin Drug
Brand name: Adriamycin
Chemical name: Doxorubicin
Class: Anthracycline chemotherapy. Doxil, daunorubicin, Ellence, and mitoxantrone are other anthracyclines.
How it works: Anthracyclines kill cancer cells by damaging their genes and interfering with their reproduction.
Uses: Adriamycin usually is given in combination with other chemotherapy medicines. It's typically used:
- after surgery to reduce the risk of early-stage breast cancer coming back
- before surgery to shrink large advanced-stage...
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