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Suggest Treatment For Lung Cancer

My husband is on chemo for lung cancer doing very well its shrinking but sometimes after chemo he get a lump like mucus difficult to swallow is there anything to do about this his pulomanary dr said it could of been the tumor pressing against nerves in jis throat
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
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Hello,

In case there is excessive mucus production, mucolytic and expectorant can be used for thinning of mucus.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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Suggest Treatment For Lung Cancer

Hello, In case there is excessive mucus production, mucolytic and expectorant can be used for thinning of mucus. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist