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Doxorubicin
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Doxorubicin interferes with how cancer cells multiply. It is used specifically to treat cancer.
Doxorubicin is an intravenous (IV) medicine. The exact dose that you receive and how often you are treated depend on your body size, the type of cancer you have, and how much of your body is affected by the cancer.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: June 28, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology |
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