Anthracycline

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Anthracycline
TermAnthracycline
Short definitionanthracycline (AN-thruh-SY-clin) A type of antibiotic derived from certain types ofStreptomycesBacteria. Anthracyclines are used to treat many types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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anthracycline - (pronounced) (AN-thruh-SY-clin) A type of antibiotic derived from certain types ofStreptomycesBacteria. Anthracyclines are used to treat many types of cancer. Anthracyclines damage the DNA in cancer cells, causing them to die. Daunorubicin, doxorubicin and epirubicin are anthracyclines

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