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Review
. 1995 Jan;25(1):111-31.
doi: 10.1016/s0195-5616(95)50008-7.

Impaired wound healing in the cancer patient: effects of cytotoxic therapy and pharmacologic modulation by growth factors

K Cornell  1 , D J Waters
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Impaired wound healing in the cancer patient: effects of cytotoxic therapy and pharmacologic modulation by growth factors

K Cornell et al. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1995 Jan.

Abstract

This article reviews the experimental and clinical data regarding the effects of chemotherapy on wound healing. In addition, the role of growth factors in the normal wound healing process and their therapeutic potential to optimize wound healing in the cancer patient are discussed.

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