Answer to Question #248619 in Biology for Jen

Question

Lesson: effects on the Malfunction of cell during Cell Cycle

How does chemotherapy in cancers works?

Answer 1

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells. It usually works by keeping the cancer cells from growing, dividing, and making more cells. Because cancer cells usually grow and divide faster than normal cells, chemotherapy has more of an effect on cancer cells.