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What does fluorouracil cream do to your skin?
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Dividing cells use: Rapidly dividing cells will take up the fluorouracil and incorporate it into their DNA which is defective causing the cell to die. This is used to stop the growth of cancer or atypical cells.
Answered 1/5/2019
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