Anticancer medication

Anticancer medications, also known as antineoplastic agents, are a broad category of drugs used to treat cancer. These medications work through various mechanisms to target and destroy cancer cells, inhibit their growth, or prevent their spread. They can include traditional chemotherapy agents that directly damage DNA or interfere with cell division, targeted therapies that block specific molecular pathways involved in cancer growth, immunotherapies that harness the body's immune system to fight cancer, and hormonal therapies that block hormone production or action in hormone-sensitive cancers. The choice of medication depends on the type of cancer, its stage, and the patient's overall health.