Histopathology of Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs and Chemical Warfare Agents.; ARP Study Set
1991. Other. 18 pages of text. References. Accompanied with 100 slides. Part of text is keyed to slides. ARP refers to American Pathology Registry. Error on Table of Contents. Items listed at page 16 are at page 18. Dr. Busch was both an M.D. and a Ph.D. and was with the Department of Environmental and Toxicology Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The subject of injury by cancer chemotherapy drugs has received relatively little attention. Many of these drugs have in common with radiation such features as mutagenicity and the ability to deplete parenchymal cells. They also have organ specific effects. In recognition of the importance of this topic, this slide set has been prepared to illustrate some of there effects. Also included are several examples of injury by chemical warfare agents, which share with the chemotherapy drugs an expectation of injury to persons exposed; some overlap in their pathologic manifestations; and in some cases the potential for damage to the genetic material. In addition, war gases share with radiation the potential for injury to both military and civilian personnel on a large scale. More