I am doing a chemistry research paper and I need some sort of answer asap because it is due in two days. The paper is on oncology.
2006-10-03 10:14:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Oncology is treating cancer.
Chemotherapy is a major tool in cancer treatment.
If you don't understand chemistry, how would you know what chemicals to use? And which not to use, or which not to use together.
Just pour a cap full of bleach and ammonia together and see what I mean...
2006-10-03 10:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sure does. We need to understand the chemestry of the body and the interactions between that and pharmaceutical agents (chemotherapy) in order to treat cancer when chemo is the appropriate therapy.
2006-10-03 17:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how do you think the drugs are developed and how they work. it's basic chemical reactions. then there's the testing for cancer that's involving more and more instrumentation...
2006-10-03 18:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it involves both
2006-10-03 17:20:44 · answer #4 · answered by TANNY P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋