This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save his life. Instead, it killed him
Anil (Monty) Kapoor died on Feb. 28 after being prescribed a cancer drug that was toxic to him. From left, brothers Dr. Vimal (Scott) Kapoor, Dr. Sunil Kapo or and Anil’s son, Akshay Kapoor. (Keith Burgess/CBC) When Dr. Anil Kapoor was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in January his prognosis was positive, and his family was hopeful treatment would buy him several more years. But weeks later, the 58-year-old Burlington, Ont., resident was dead — killed not by the cancer, say doctors, but by the