Chemotherapeutic drugs, 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin, differentially affect exprssion of drug metabolising enzyme genes in an oesophageal cancer cell line

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Oesophageal cancer in particular is the sixth most common cause of cancer deaths globally and its incidence and mortality rates in Southern Africa are among the highest in the world. One of...

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Main Author: Hassen, Naseeha
Other Authors: Dandara, Collet
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6575