Chemotherapy, originally developed from mustard gas used in chemical warfare, represents a controversial cornerstone of modern cancer treatment. Emerging during World War II when doctors noticed that mustard gas reduced white blood cell counts, its initial purpose was to destroy rapidly dividing cells, including cancerous ones. While this discovery seemed promising, chemotherapy was built on the principle of systemic poisoning—a treatment designed to kill cancer cells but at great cost to the patient’s overall health.
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