When Karen Merritt’s mother started chemotherapy for cancer, no one told her family about DPYD testing, a simple genetic test that could have predicted her fatal reaction to the common chemo drugs called fluoropyrimidines (like 5-fluorouracil and...
Episode 8 – Untested DPYD = Unprotected Patients: How a simple genetic test can prevent toxic chemo deaths and save millions in cancer care
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