What can anyone tell me about Xeloda?
Dan D asked:
I've been fighting liver cancer for almost 3 years now. I had colon-rectal cancer, but that was taken care of through surgery. Just had a 2 year check up and I'm still clean. But, now we're trying Xeloda for my liver. What can I expect, and what side efeects?
I've been fighting liver cancer for almost 3 years now. I had colon-rectal cancer, but that was taken care of through surgery. Just had a 2 year check up and I'm still clean. But, now we're trying Xeloda for my liver. What can I expect, and what side efeects?
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Xeloda, or capecitabine, is an oral form of the chemotherapy known as 5-fluorouracil (5FU). It is a nucleoside analog and works in many types of cancers, but most commonly in gastrointestinal cancers such as colorectal carcinomas. The main sides effects include lowering of blood counts and rash known as “hand-foot syndrome”, but it has the potential for many other side effects seen in other chemotherapies: nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, etc.