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(also known as Efudex, Fluorouracil, 5-Fluorouracil)
Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a drug that is used in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. It is a pyrimidine analog. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Colon Cancer | 96 |
88% |
| Pancreatic Cancer | 9 |
78% |
| Skin Cancer | 9 |
89% |
| Vulvar Cancer | 1 |
100% |
| Breast Cancer | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 87% (118
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5-FU Reviews
Somewhat Helpful
I used this for about 6 months. Left me extremely irritated in the vulvar area. Lots of pain.
Somewhat Helpful
Palliative chemo - we used FOLFIRI, but had to exclude the RI in subsequent treatments b/c it was too strong for my mom to handle.
Somewhat Helpful
Seems to cause the cancer to stay in remission until I come off of it...
Somewhat Helpful
helped for a while and then they changed it after the cancer progressed.
Somewhat Helpful
this treatment shrank one tumor, but bounced off a second
Somewhat Helpful
kept his counts down, for the first couple months
Somewhat Helpful
We are not sure if this drug is helping as of yet. To date, cancer has not grown, but has not shrunk either.
Somewhat Helpful
This was Mom's first infused med - they switched her to other meds when this one stopped working.
Too Soon To Tell
Nauseau, tiredness, short term memory loss, loss of appetite
Too Soon To Tell
I had 6 weeks pre-operative chemo to attempt to shrink my tumor before surgery. The tumor did shrink some. Side effects were loss of appetite, feeling sick to my stomach some.
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5-fu
I have read about it a lot, but my husband had decided not to have any kind of Chemotherapy so we don't know much about that stuff. Check out the ame... [More] -
5-fu
HAS ANYONE HAD ANY EXPERIENCES WITH 5-FU AS A TREATMENT? [More] -
Efudex
I'm 68 years old, presumably past the age of onset. Nine months ago I took a routine treatment of Efudex for basal cell skin cancer prevention. At the... [More] -
FLOFOX Oxaliplatin, 5-FU, Leucovorin
My treatment plan consist of the following: The chemotherapy combination known as FOLFOX – oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and leucovorin –... [More] -
5-FU for Colon Cancer
Tell us about your personal experience with 5-FU as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips? [More]
