Anticancer drugs are a group of therapeutic agents used to enhance cell death in targeted
cell types of neoplasia. Because of frequent use and eventual discharge, they have been …

The consumption of anticancer drugs (also known as chemotherapy drugs or antineoplastic
drugs) has augmented over the last decades due to increased cancer incidence. Although …

Anticancer drugs have been detected in the aquatic environment, they have a potent
mechanism of action and their consumption is expected to drastically increase in the future …

Water contamination with pharmaceutical products is a well-studied problem. Numerous
studies have demonstrated the presence of anticancer drugs in different water resources …

The presence of 10 anticancer drugs was studied along the entire urban water cycle-from
hospital effluents through urban wastewater treatment plant till surface waters-and their …

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with 9.6 million cancer‐related
deaths in 2018. Cancer incidence has increased over time, and so has the prescription rate …

This study considers the implications and research needs arising from anticancer (also
referred to as antineoplastic) drugs being released into the aquatic environment, for the …

The growing use of cytostatic drugs is gaining relevance as an environmental concern.
Environmental and distribution studies are increasing due to the development of accurate …

Concerns about cytostatic anticancer drugs in the environment are increasing, mainly due to
the lack of knowledge about the fate and impact of these cytotoxic compounds in the water …

Cytostatic drugs are pharmaceutically active compounds used in chemotherapy to prevent
or disrupt cell division. Only a few environmental studies have been focused on cytostatic …