Which of the following is a major dose-limiting toxicity of many chemotherapy agents affecting rapidly dividing bone marrow cells?
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Correct answer: Myelosuppression
Myelosuppression is common because chemo targets proliferating cells; bone marrow stem cells are highly proliferative, so they are especially vulnerable.
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