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How Does Cancerous Lung Fluid Get From One Lung To The Other?
hi'my dad has staga 3-b lung cancer and the doctors are inserting e pleural catheter into the lung with out the cancer tumor ( though this lung is filling up wi|h fluid that a biospy has determined is cancerous fluid) could you tell me how the fluid is getting from the left(cancer tumor) lung to the right lung
Fri, 24 Oct 2014
Hi
Your dad is suffering from stage 4 lung cancer.
Aim of treatment during this stage is palliative chemotherapy with basic supportive care.
With palliative chemotherapy average survival time is from 6 to 9 months.
Regards
DR DE
Your dad is suffering from stage 4 lung cancer.
Aim of treatment during this stage is palliative chemotherapy with basic supportive care.
With palliative chemotherapy average survival time is from 6 to 9 months.
Regards
DR DE
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