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Allergic Reactions
Scientists puzzled by severe allergic reaction to cancer drug in the middle Southern US
September 3rd, 2007
A patient’s expectations about the side effects of chemotherapy usually focus on nausea, hair loss, fatigue and other side effects. Worries about severe allergic reactions to their therapy is usually not a concern. A recent study from the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Sarah Canon Cancer Center in Nashville have identified an unusually high rate of allergic reaction in cancer patients living in the middle South who received a common drug used for treating their cancer. This study was presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-09-03)
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