Cancer drugs that interfere with cancerous growth by altering microtubules (which are necessary for cell division) damage nerves because the microtubules are necessary for axonal transport.
As drogas contra o cancro que interfiren co crecemento canceroso alterando os microtúbulos (necesarios para as frecuentes mitoses desas células) danan tamén os nervios porque os microtúbulos son necesarios para o transporte axonal.