Changes in tear volume and ocular symptoms of patients receiving oral anticancer drug S-1

Abstract Background Most eye disorders are not fatal but may deteriorate the quality of life of a patient. The eye disorder that is most frequently reported in the cancer chemotherapy is associated with the combination of tegafur/gimeracil/potassium oxonate (S-1). However, preventive methods or trea...

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Main Authors: Reiko Kuriki, Tsuyoshi Hata, Kinuyo Nakayama, Yuichi Ito, Kazunari Misawa, Seiji Ito, Michiko Tatematsu, Norio Kaneda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40780-018-0100-8