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Patients with variants in the DPYD gene have an increased risk of severe toxicity and death from fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy, but many US cancer patients are not being tested for DPYD variants. Fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy kills more than 275,000 US cancer patients each year, but routine genetic testing could change that.
A quick test could protect against fatal chemo overdose, yet few cancer doctors use it nbcnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The chemotherapy drug 5-FU can be toxic to some people with cancer. A quick, cheap test can show if chemo is safe for a patient, but few doctors order it.
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