Cancer treatments made from natural products produced by Streptomyces are known as:

A) interferons
B) biologic-response modifiers
C) antitumor antibiotics
D) hormonal agents


C) antitumor antibiotics
Antitumor antibiotics are made from natural products produced by species of the soil fungus Streptomyces. They are only used to treat cancer and are not used to treat infections.

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