Avoiding Over-the-Counter Heartburn Meds Could Save Cancer Patients' Lives (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Avoiding Over-the-Counter Heartburn Meds Could Save Cancer Patients' Lives

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Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are very common medications for heartburn and gastrointestinal bleeding, decrease effects of capecitabine, a type of chemotherapy usually prescribed to gastric cancer patients.

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Melissa Fabrizio

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