My Doctor Says I Need 5-FU: What Should I Do?

The NIH estimates that roughly 275,000 cancer patients in the U.S. receive 5-FU, or chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil, annually. Up to 3% of those patients experience a toxic reaction. If your oncologist recommends 5-FU as a cancer treatment, you’ll likely have a lot of questions. “Does this treatment make the most sense for my cancer?” “What […]