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Will Antibiotics Be Able To Get Rid Of The Sore Throat In A Cancer Patient?
My adult daughter is in hospital with cancer and has strep throat which has gone into the blood stream. She is rapidly losing weight. She also has a large tumor on the outside of her chest (larger than a large cantalope) It is oozing and very smelly. My question. will antibiotics be able to get rid of the strep so she can be moved to hospital closer to me - her mom
Fri, 24 Jan 2014
yes, antibiotics will certainly help her get rid of infection. understand that cancer patients are very much susceptible to infections and antibiotics are needed at times to fight infection. though the primary tumor is uneffected by antibiotic usage, all the sequelae of infection can be avoided
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