In 2021, Carol Rosen took her standard chemo treatment for metastatic breast cancer. 3 gruesome weeks later, she died - not from the cancer but from an overdose of chemo the very drug she trusted to potentially save her life - #fluorouracil
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/chemotherapy-drug-overdose-fluorouracil-common-gene-test-lifesaving/
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/fluorouracil
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/chemotherapy-drug-overdose-fluorouracil-common-gene-test-lifesaving/
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/fluorouracil
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Overdosing on Chemo: A Common Gene Test Could Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year
The FDA and some oncologists have resisted efforts to require a quick, cheap gene test that could prevent thousands of deaths from a bad reaction to a common cancer drug.