Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses powerful chemicals to destroy cancer cells. It is usually delivered directly into the patient’s veins using a catheter. To prevent bacterial infection, the catheter, and the equipment it is attached to, is usually coated with silver.
Now, a study led by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, shows that the antibacterial silver coating used on catheters degrades some chemotherapy drugs and that this could potentially reduce their effectiveness.
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