Family calls for more screening after man’s deadly cancer drug reaction

Fluorouracil, a commonly prescribed cancer drug, was supposed to help save Anil Kapoor’s life. Instead, it killed him. His brothers are on a mission to uncover who is most at risk and what the Canadian health-care system should do about it.

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