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This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save this doctor’s life. Instead, it killed him
Some provinces pre-screen patients at risk of toxic reactions, but experts say tests don’t go far enough When Dr. Anil Kapoor was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in January his prognosis was positive, and his family was hopeful treatment would buy him several more years. But weeks later, the 58-year-old Burlington, Ont., resident was dead — killed not by the cancer, say doctors, but by the commonly prescribed cancer drug Fluorouracil (5-FU) that was supposed to help save his life. “It was honestly a cruel rollercoaster of emotions,” Anil’sRead more
‘Incredible loss’: School board, mayor respond to killing of Hamilton couple by landlord
Carissa MacDonald, 27, and Aaron Stone, 28, died Saturday, CBC News has learned Community members, including a local school board and the mayor, are mourning the loss of a local couple, two days after police say their landlord shot and killed them outside their Stoney Creek home. Carissa MacDonald, 27, and Aaron Stone, 28, are the names of the couple who died, CBC News has learned. CBC News confirmed the identities of the victims through family members and employers who declined to comment on the record. The couple were engaged and lived at 322 Jones Rd., police said. The house sitsRead more