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What Causes Dryness In Hands Of A Colorectal Cancer Patient?
My husband has colorectal cancer (most removed except for a piece connected to a blood vessel--too dangerous to remove) He also has small nodules in the lung and liver. He is now taking Xeloda, on for 2 weeks and off for one week. He ll go for another PET Scan this Friday. My husband is 85. So far(after 3 cycles) he s handling it quite well--no real side effects(a little dryness on his hands) At his age, do you think his body can take all this medication for a long period of time?
Fri, 30 Aug 2019
Hello,
Xeloda (Capecitabine) may cause some dryness of hand. Drink plenty of fluids unless directed otherwise.
5-FU remains the backbone of treatment of colorectal cancer and oral form of capecitabine (Xeloda) has similar efficacy as parenteral 5-FU.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
Xeloda (Capecitabine) may cause some dryness of hand. Drink plenty of fluids unless directed otherwise.
5-FU remains the backbone of treatment of colorectal cancer and oral form of capecitabine (Xeloda) has similar efficacy as parenteral 5-FU.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
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