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Chemotherapy utilizes chemicals that disrupt various parts of the cell cycle, targeting rapidly growing cells. Paclitaxel is one such drug that prevents the mitosis phase from taking place. How is this drug useful as a cancer treatment

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          Chemotherapy utilizes chemicals that disrupt various parts of the cell cycle, targeting rapidly growing cells. Paclitaxel is one such drug that prevents the mitosis phase from taking place. How is this drug useful as a cancer treatment

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02/07/2023

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Chemotherapy utilizes chemicals that disrupt various parts of the cell cycle, targeting rapidly growing cells. Paclitaxel is one such drug that prevents the mitosis phase from taking place. How is this drug useful as a cancer treatment