1.4.3 Chemotherapy (Anticancer and Anti-infective Pharmacology)

Chemotherapy in the pharmacological sense refers broadly to the use of chemical agents against cancer cells and infectious organisms — cytotoxic anticancer...

Chemotherapy in the pharmacological sense refers broadly to the use of chemical agents against cancer cells and infectious organisms — cytotoxic anticancer drugs, antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals. Selectivity between pathological and healthy cells is the central theoretical concern of this branch, formalised later in this text through the Selectivity Index.