therapies for cancer treatment

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1.  What are targeted therapies for cancer treatment? Do they have more or less side effects than chemotherapy?

2.  How does cytotoxic chemotherapy work? Why does it not effect healthy cells as much?

3.  What are the main side effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs? What can we do to help reduce these for patients?

4.  What is curative vs palliative cancer treatment? In your opinion, when should chemotherapy be stopped for incurative disease?