A Nursing Student Asks About the Differences Between Cell-Cycle Phase-Specific

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nursing student asks about the differences between cell-cycle phase-specific chemotherapeutic agents and those that are cell-cycle phase nonspecific. What will the nurse explain?

• A) Cell-cycle phase-nonspecific drugs are less toxic.
• B) Cell-cycle phase-specific drugs do not harm "resting" cells.
• C) Cell-cycle phase-specific drugs should be given at specific intervals.
• D) Neither type is toxic to cells in the "resting" G0 phase.

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