Cancer Treatments

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1

Metoclopramide is used in the treatment for which of the following conditions?

Vomiting after chemotherapy

Ulcer disease

Tuberculosis

Chronic bronchitis

Explanation

Metoclopramide is an antiemetic and gastroprokinetic agent commonly used to treat nausea and vomiting, to facilitate gastric emptying in people with gastroparesis, and as a treatment for the gastric stasis often associated with migraine headaches.

2

5-fluouracil is used to treat which of the following conditions?

Colorectal, breast, and ovarian cancer

Rheumatoid arthritis

Myasthenia gravis

Ulcerative colitis

Explanation

5-fluouracil is a fluoropyrimidine analog which inhibits translation, synthesis, and function of RNA and DNA, thus slowing down cellular metabolism. It is used in treatment of colorectal, breast, and ovarian cancer, in addition to cancers of the GI and head and neck.

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