In the last decades, the number of patients receiving chemotherapy has considerably
increased. Given the toxicity of cytotoxic agents to humans (not only for patients but also for …

The majority of anticancer agents has in common DNA-damaging properties and affects not
only target-cells but also non-tumour cells. Its genotoxicity has been demonstrated in …

Objective: This study evaluated health care worker exposure to antineoplastic drugs.
Methods: A cross-sectional study examined environmental samples from pharmacy and …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to quantify the urine concentration of non-
metabolized cyclophosphamide (CP), a commonly administered antineoplastic drug, among …

We previously reported that antineoplastic drug contamination is found on various work
surfaces situated throughout the hospital medication system (process flow of drug within a …

A large-scale study was carried out in order to determine the contamination level of
antineoplastic drugs in pharmacies and to investigate the suitability and effects of wipe …

Purpose In a follow-up to a previous study, surface contamination with the antineoplastic
drug cyclophosphamide was compared in 30 US hospital pharmacies from 2004 to 2010 …

Purpose Many antineoplastic drugs are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and
teratogenic for humans. Therefore, minimization of exposure is required to reduce health …

Exposure assessment of health care workers to antineoplastic drugs (ADs) is still an open
issue since new, critical, and emerging factors may put pharmacists who prepare hazardous …

The use of antineoplastic agents for the treatment of cancer and other non-neoplastic
diseases is an increasingly common practice in hospitals. As a result, workers involved with …