mitomycin
/ˌmaɪtəˈmaɪsɪn/
noun
- A type of antibiotic drug used in chemotherapy to treat cancer by stopping cell division.
- The patient received mitomycin as part of her cancer treatment.
- Mitomycin is sometimes used in eye surgery to prevent scarring.
- Doctors carefully monitor the side effects of mitomycin during therapy.
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