Cytotoxicity And Genotoxicity Of Solanum Tuberosum Leaves Using Brine Shrimp Lethality Bioassay And Allium Cepa Chromosomal

📄 Project Abstract

Cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases that can affect any part of the body. One defining feature of cancer is the rapid multiplication of abnormal cells that grow beyond their usual boundaries, and which can then affect adjoining parts of the body and spread to other organs, the latter process is referred to as metastasizing. Metastases are the major cause of death from cancer (WHO, 2015). In a statistical study by WHO (2012), different types of cancer figures among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer related deaths. According to GlobalCan (2012), in the Philippines, people who are diagnosed with cancer per year is estimated to be 98, 200 and people who died from cancer is around 59, 000 deaths per year. There are number of antineoplastic or anticancer agents used for the treatment of cancer, this includes the alkylating agents, taxanes, topoisomerase II inhibitors, anthracyclines, anti...