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Fluorouracil And Diarrhea
Chemical name: Fluorouracil, also called 5-fluorouracil or 5-FU
Brand name: Adrucil
Class: Antimetabolite chemotherapy. Gemzar, methotrexate, and Xeloda are other antimetabolites.
How it works: Antimetabolites kill cancer cells by acting as false building blocks in a cancer cell's genes, causing the cancer cell to die as it gets ready to divide.
Uses: Fluorouracil often is used in combination with other chemotherapy medicines to treat:
- early-stage breast cancer after surgery and other treatments
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