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Suggest Treatment For Breathlessness While On Chemotherapy For Emphysema And Adenocarcinoma
My husband has emphacema, adencarsimona lung cancer which is being treated with chemotherapy which is beginning to shrink the tumours, his problem is shortness of breath and now he can only walk 12 paces before he needs oxygen what can be done to help him
Wed, 6 May 2015
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I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Her breathlessness is due to emphysema and lung cancer. He should take chemotherapy or receptor specific therapy. Once his cancer shrink his breathlessness will improve. Symptomatic treatment like bronchodilator can be used at present.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Her breathlessness is due to emphysema and lung cancer. He should take chemotherapy or receptor specific therapy. Once his cancer shrink his breathlessness will improve. Symptomatic treatment like bronchodilator can be used at present.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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