Side effects from cancer treatment occur because chemotherapeutic agents cannot differentiate between ________ cells and ________ cells.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
cancerous, normal
Side effects from cancer treatment occur because chemotherapeutic agents cannot differentiate between cancerous cells and normal cells.
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