#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of George H. Hitchings (1905). He received 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on #Chemotherapy and development of the two first successful chemotherapy drugs for the treatment of children with #Leukemia.

Today is International Day For #Monuments and Sites.

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Chemotherapy can affect:
A. Only cancer cells
B. Only muscles
C. Both cancer and healthy fast-growing cells
D. Only the heart
#chemotherapy #cancer #oncology #cancertherapy ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/1130092409221646/posts/1300181225546096
I'm reminded when I see the Common Periwinkle - Vinca Major of a related plant, the Madagascar Periwinkle - Vinca Rosea. It's the source of Vincristine, a #chemotherapy drug that those of us who have #Lymphoma behind us are grateful for.