The nurse is explaining the different types of chemotherapy to a patient recently diagnosed with cancer. Which of the following statements would be incorrect for the nurse to state to the patient?
A) "Antitumor antibiotics disrupt RNA replication and DNA transcription."
B) "The main hormones used in cancer therapy are the corticosteroids, which are phase specific."
C) "Mitotic inhibitors are drugs that act to prevent cell division during the M phase."
D) "Alkylating agents basically act on preformed nucleic acids by creating defects in tumor DNA."
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