
Why is Chemo Toxic?
Have you ever thought about what makes chemo spills so DANGEROUS and why such CAUTION is used when addressing a simple spill?
It is because there are quite a few chemos which contain derivatives of mustard gas and other deadly toxins!
What is mustard gas?
Let's look to our governmental agency... the National Institute of Health (NIH) for some answers, shall we?
Mustard Gas ~NIH.gov
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Sulfur mustard has been used in chemical warfare and was made in large amounts during World Wars I and II. It was reportedly used in the Iran-Iraq war in 1980-1988. (under: Title and Summary)
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Mustard gas: known to be a human carcinogen. (under: Section 12.1.2) Causes Cancer
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The following can be found under: "safety and hazards"
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H300 (100%): Fatal if swallowed [Danger Acute toxicity, oral]
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H310 (100%): Fatal in contact with skin [Danger Acute toxicity, dermal]
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H315 (100%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]
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H319 (100%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
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H330 (100%): Fatal if inhaled [Danger Acute toxicity, inhalation]
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H335 (100%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]
What Chemicals Are Used in Chemotherapy?

Warning: Mustard gas is extremely dangerous. Contact with the liquid or exposure to the vapor can cause blindness and severe burns. Mustard gas can also burn the soft tissue of the lungs and cause shortness of breath.
The Following is a List of Mustard Gas Derivatives
Commonly used in Chemotherapy...
Nitrogen Mustards... A group of toxic chemicals developed for use as chemical-warfare agents. All of these chemo agents are from this group. All of these damage your DNA.
(NOTE: Doctors will not tell you, but all chemo agents raise the chance for other cancers. This is because it is so toxic it destroys the immune system. Orthodox medicine will not tell you that it is the immune system that heals you... not chemo.)
(NOTE: ALL cells are made in the bone marrow... Red (transport oxygen), White (fight infection), Platelets (help the blood clot), Macrophages (destroys pathogens including cancer and regulates/controls the immune system), etc. Once the bone marrow has been destroyed your life is not long for this world.)
Mechlorethamine
"Treats only the 'symptoms' of cancer but does not treat the cancer itself."
MSDS... (the lower the number the more toxic)
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Carcinogenicity Category 1B Reproductive toxicity Category 1B (highly likely to CAUSE CANCER)
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Germ cell mutagenicity Category 1B (damages DNA and mutations passed onto offspring)
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Acute toxicity, oral Category 2
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Acute toxicity, dermal Category 1
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Skin corrosion/irritation Category 1B
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Serious eye damage/eye irritation Category 1
Everything below is from the Medical-Dictionary
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A nitrogen mustard derivative which binds to DNA (destroys DNA)
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"Mechlorethamine was first developed as a chemical weapon"
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Called also nitrogen mustard
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Related to mechlorethamine: procarbazine, Mechlorethamine hydrochloride, Mustargen
Bendamustine
This info is on Pfizer's Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Hazard Statements:
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H301 - Toxic if swallowed
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H341 - Suspected of causing genetic defects
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H361fd - Suspected of damaging fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child.
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H351 - Suspected of CAUSING CANCER
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"May form combustible dust concentrations in air"
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A chemical structure containing alkylating nitrogen mustard ~source
Everything below is from Medical-Dictionary
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Damages DNA resulting in death of rapidly replicating cells. (damages DNA and mutations passed onto offspring)
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Adverse Reactions"
Other: fever, chills, infection, herpes simplex, weight loss, other malignancies, tumor lysis syndrome, sepsis, infusion reactions and anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity reaction
Respiratory: cough, pneumonia -
Assess for tumor lysis syndrome. Usually occurs during first cycle of bendamustine. May lead to acute RENAL FAILURE and DEATH.
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Monitor for bone marrow depression.malignancy (life-threatening)
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tumor lysis syndrome (life-threatening)
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INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
pH: 2.5–3.5 (up to 100,000 times more acidic than a healthy cell)
Prepare solution in a biologic cabinet. Wear gloves and safety glasses while handling medication. Discard equipment in designated containers -
High Alert: Fatalities have occurred with chemotherapeutic agents. Before administering, clarify all ambiguous orders; double check single, daily, and course-of-therapy dose limits; have second practitioner independently double-check original order, calculations, and infusion pump settings.
Cyclophosphamide
NOTE: Category "1" is the most toxic level - Category "2" is not as toxic and so on.
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Toxic to reproduction: Category 1
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Carcinogenic: Category 1 (highly likely to CAUSE CANCER)
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MUTAGENIC: Category 1 (damages DNA and mutations passed onto offspring)
Everything below is from the Medical-Dictionary
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Pharmacologic class: Alkylating agent, nitrogen mustard
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Severe bone marrow depression
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poor wound healing, infections, allergic reactions including anaphylaxis (life threatening allergic reaction) secondary cancer
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A cytotoxic, immunosuppressive (destroys the immune system)
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pH: 4.0 - 6.0 ~ Pfizer (100 - 1,000 times more acidic than a healthy cell)
Chlorambucil - a brand name is Leukeran.
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"May severely suppress bone marrow function."
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"Known CARCINOGEN."
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"May cause FETAL HARM."
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"May cause male or female INFERTILITY."
MSDS
NOTE: Category "1" is the most toxic level - Category "2" is not as toxic and so on.
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Carcinogenicity, Category 1B (highly likely to CAUSE CANCER)
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H350: May cause cancer.
Everything below is from the Medical-Dictionary
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Pharmacologic class: Alkylating agent, nitrogen mustard
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Therapeutic class: Antineoplastic, immunosuppressant (suppresses the immune system)
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FDA Box Warning:
"Drug may suppress bone marrow function severely and is carcinogenic (causes cancer)
"Drug causes infertility and is probably mutagenic (damages DNA and mutations passed onto offspring) and teratogenic." -
Hematologic: anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, bone marrow depression
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Hepatic: jaundice, hepatotoxicity (toxic and destructive to the liver)
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Respiratory: interstitial pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis
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"Should be considered potentially MUTAGENIC in humans" (damages DNA and mutations passed onto offspring)
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"Melphalan is leukemogenic (causation and development of leukemia) in humans."
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"Severe bone marrow suppression with resulting infection or bleeding may occur."
Everything below is from the Medical-Dictionary
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A cytotoxic alkylating agent derived from nitrogen mustard
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Drug may cause leukemia (CANCER) and is potentially MUTAGENIC. (damages DNA and mutations passed onto offspring)
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Drug may cause SEVERE BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION leading to infection or bleeding.
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Hepatic: hepatotoxicity (toxic and destructive to the liver)
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Renal impairment (toxic and destructive to the kidneys)
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Respiratory: dyspnea, interstitial pneumonitis, bronchospasm, fibrosis
Ifosfamide - one brand name is Mitoxana.
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"This medicine may lower the ability of your BONE MARROW to make blood cells that your body needs."
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"This medicine may cause very bad and sometimes DEADLY NERVOUS SYSTEM PROBLEMS."
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"Kidney problems like kidney failure have happened with ifosfamide."
Everything below is from the Medical-Dictionary
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A cytotoxic alkylating agent derived from nitrogen mustard
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"Advise both male and female patients to use reliable contraception during and immediately after therapy, because drug may cause severe birth defects."
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"SEVERE BONE MARROW DEPRESSION" (NOTE: ALL cells are made in the bone marrow... Red (transport oxygen), White (fight infection), Platelets (help the blood clot), Macrophages (destroys pathogens including cancer and regulates/controls the immune system), etc. Once the bone marrow has been destroyed your life is not long for this world.)
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FDA Box Warning"
"Give under supervision of physician experienced in using cancer chemotherapy, in facility with adequate diagnostic and treatment resources. Adverse urotoxic effects (especially hemorrhagic cystitis) and CNS toxicities (such as confusion and coma) have occurred; these effects may warrant drug discontinuation."
NOTE: We will be exploring more chemo products in the near future. Needless to say, they are all toxic and have serious side effects.
NEW: Chemo for Bone and Other Cancers
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