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  2. Fluorouracil - Wikipedia

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    Fluorouracil (5-FU, 5-fluorouracil), sold under the brand name Adrucil among others, is a cytotoxic chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. [3] By intravenous injection it is used for treatment of colorectal cancer , oesophageal cancer , stomach cancer , pancreatic cancer , breast cancer , and cervical cancer . [ 3 ]

  3. Tegafur - Wikipedia

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    The major side effects of tegafur are similar to fluorouracil and include myelosuppression, central neurotoxicity and gastrointestinal toxicity (especially diarrhoea). [3] Gastrointestinal toxicity is the dose-limiting side effect of tegafur. [3] Central neurotoxicity is more common with tegafur than with fluorouracil. [3]

  4. Tegafur/uracil - Wikipedia

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    UFT is an oral formulation combining uracil (a competitive inhibitor of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase), and tegafur (a bioavailable 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) prodrug) in a 4:1 molar ratio. [ 1 ] Uracil has also been stated to help protect the gastrointestinal tract from 5-FU toxicity and the related metabolites, with less side effects than 5-FU ...

  5. FOLFOX - Wikipedia

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    Adjuvant treatment in patients with stage III colon cancer is recommended [2] for 12 cycles, every two weeks. The recommended dose schedule is as follows: Day 1: Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m 2 intravenous (IV) infusion in 250-500 mL D5W and leucovorin 200 mg/m 2 IV infusion in D5W administered concurrently over 120 minutes in separate bags using a Y-line, followed by fluorouracil (5-FU) 400 mg/m 2 IV ...

  6. 5 supplements a doctor who says he's reversed his age by 20 ...

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    Roizen, who has written about longevity, takes supplements every day. They include multivitamins and aspirin. A doctor who's 78 but says he has a biological age of 57.6 shared five of the ...

  7. Popular dog arthritis medication Librela linked to pet ... - AOL

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    Dangerous side effects from the injectable canine drug Librela — used to treat osteoarthritis joint pain — have been linked to seizures, lameness and loss of muscle control, the FDA warned.

  8. Millions Of People Take Biotin For Hair Growth, And ... - AOL

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    $20.80 at humnutrition.com. While biotin and biotin supplements may seem like the most promising route for addressing hair loss and growth, it's not the best solution for everyone.

  9. Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment - Wikipedia

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    Research has revealed that neural progenitor cells are particularly vulnerable to the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy agents. 5-fluorouracil has been demonstrated to reduce the viability of neural progenitor cells by 55–70% at concentrations of 1 μM, whereas cancer cell lines exposed to 1 μM of 5-fluorouracil were unaffected. [24]