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A chemotherapeutic agent Fluorouracil (5-FU) is ordered as an adjunct measure to surgery. Which of the following statements about systemic chemotherapy is true?
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- 1It is strictly restricted for use as a palliative measure in terminal stages.
- 2It has been universally proven as a standalone absolute cure for all cancers.
- 3It acts systemically, affecting both normal rapidly dividing cells and tumor cells.✓
- 4It is a localized treatment affecting exclusively tumor cells without peripheral impact.
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It acts systemically, affecting both normal rapidly dividing cells and tumor cells.
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