Analytical strategies for assessing occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs in healthcare workplaces

• Main Authors: Stefano Dugheri (Author), Alessandro Bonari (Author), Ilenia Pompilio (Author), Pierpaolo Boccalon (Author), Daniela Tognoni (Author), Michele Cecchi (Author), Massimo Ughi (Author), Nicola Mucci (Author), Giulio Arcangeli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Cytotoxic antineoplastic drugs (ADs), widely used in treating cancer, are considered hazardous in the workplace and thus require safe handling practices. An analytical protocol for environmental and biological AD monitoring in the healthcare environment has been developed, since Europe la...