https://touchingfish.top/en/tags/adverse-events/Recent content in Adverse-Events on TouchingFish.topHugoenSat, 04 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://touchingfish.top/en/2023/the-warnings-against-drug-misuse/Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://touchingfish.top/en/2023/the-warnings-against-drug-misuse/<p>Re-reading &quot;The Emperor of All Maladies.&quot;</p> <p>The book chronicles the history of cancer treatment — the tragic yet heroic scientific breakthroughs, the price paid for venturing into uncharted territory. The descriptions of toxic reactions caused by the misuse of VAMP combination therapy (vinca alkaloids, methotrexate, mercaptopurine, and others) are particularly unsettling.</p> <p>Drugs are a symbol of progress, yet their misuse exposes how poorly we grasp the complexity of disease and treatment. These words still sting today.</p>