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When a patient is given chemotherapy to rid the body of cancer, the drugs target cells that divide quickly. Which other body cells (somatic cells) would
be most affected by this?

a. Brain Cells
b. Hair Cells
c. Muscle Cells
d. Heart Cells

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B. Hair Cells

Explanation

Why chemotherapy causes side effects

The fact that chemotherapy drugs kill dividing cells helps to explain why chemotherapy causes side effects. It affects healthy body tissues where the cells are constantly growing and dividing, such as:

your hair, which is always growingyour bone marrow, which is constantly producing blood cellsyour skin and the lining of your digestive system, which are constantly renewing themselves

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