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Diflucan (chemical name: fluconazole)

(DY-floo-kan)

A drug used to treat infections caused by a fungus. It is commonly used to treat an overgrowth of yeast in the mouth, called thrush.

Read more about mouth and throat sores (mucositis) as a side effect of breast cancer treatment.

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