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Is Morphine Effective In Treatment For Throat Cancer?
My uncle have throat cancer. He had Radio Theraphy for one month. He had a set back where he has a fever coming and going. The hospital took test again and said the cancer is pressing on the bone in the throat. They send him home with 2 bottles of Morfien. What will the Morfien do to him.
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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The radio therapy was for the treatment of the throat cancer. Your doctor has prescribed Morphine probably for the pain associated with throat cancer and radiotherapy. It is a very good analgesic that might help him for the pain and fever symptoms. However, watch out for the fever, if it continues for more than 2 days, consult your doctor to check for infections causing the same. Fever can sometimes also be associated with radiotherapy.
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