Link Between Cancer Drug and Severe Skin Reactions Identified

Xeloda - a drug used to treat advanced breast and colorectal cancers has been linked to fatal skin reactions, say Canadian health officials. It said patients had reported severe skin reactions, such as the life-threatening skin condition known as Stevens?Johnson Syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis. The signs and symptoms of this hypersensitivity include flu-like symptoms, fever, itchy skin, mouth sores, as well as painful, red or purplish ...

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