Gov't warns of fatal cases involving anticancer drug gefitinib

Gov't warns of fatal cases involving anticancer drug gefitinib

TOKYO, Japan - Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare officials speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15. They said the ministry has confirmed 26 cases of debilitating side effects from the use of anticancer drug gefitinib, and attributed 13 deaths to it.

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