Last year in Chemistry, my class did a project about drugs used by society. The drug my partner and I chose was Cisplatin. Cisplatin is a drug used in chemotherapy treatment to help fight the spread of cancer cells. So along with the drug itself, we had to research the side affects of the drug after it was administered to a patient. These side affects were hair loss, skin sores, fatigue, nausea, loss of apetite, and constant mood change.
After doing this project I knew I wanted to expand my knowledge and find out more. So while in this class, I would like to find out if an animal can get cancer, and if they would experience the same side affects as humans if Cisplatin was administered to them for the cancer.
The reason why I would like to learn about this is because I love a variety of different animals. I've always been amazed at their actions and how they live, and I just want to try to somehow connect our human characteristics to theirs.
