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Drogas citostáticas: medidas para minimização do risco ocupacional

The cytostatic drugs are cytostatoxic substances and designed to cause cell dysfunction. Their mechanism of action involves interaction with DNA, RNA on protein synthesis in living cells, normal or cancerous. Though these actions the potencial for mutagenic, carcinogenic or teratogenic effects are possible. Some people who work in hospital are frequentely exposed to these drugs. Recomended have done to minimized the occupational risks that produced by then, some forms to control a little simple are showed to adapt to reality of the majority of Brasilian hospital.


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