What does 5FU stand for?

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5 Fluorouracil (chemotherapeutic agent)

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One of these contains 5 fluorouracil which kills the abnormal cells and allows healthy skin to grow back.

A post-mortem found that she died due to 5 Fluorouracil cardio-toxicity, a rare but documented side effect of the drug.

Twenty percent of the patients had follow-up cytology only, 19% were treated with 5 fluorouracil (5-FU), 48% were treated with [CO.