title: Guidelines for and possibilities of safe handling of cytostatics.
abstract: Effects of antineoplastic substances on the human organism are discussed. Stress is laid on the hazards to the health personnel occupationally exposed to cytostatics when preparing and diluting them and when caring for the patients under cytostatic treatment. The hazards are particularly great when cytostatics are handled inappropriately. Possibilities of and guidelines for safe handling of these substances without hazards to the health of the personnel are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Medical Faculty of Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medková
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents