This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re honoring chemistry breakthroughs in cancer care. 💊 2000s: Trastuzumab came available. It targets the HER2 protein, blocking cell signaling & activating immune attack, ushering in an age of targeted therapy. | ChemDraw

As we honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we look back at the chemistry innovations that transformed cancer treatment. 💊 In the 1960s, Anthracyclines like doxorubicin emerged & revolutionized therapy, blocking DNA replication & killing cancer cells, though not without risks like cardiotoxicity. | ChemDraw