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Suffering From Lung Cancer From Past 6 Months
HI MY HUSBAND HAS LUNG CANCER AND 6 MONTHS AGO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PULMANARY FIBROSIS WE ARE HAVEING BONE AND BRAIN SCAN THIS WEEK. I HAVE BEEN USEING FRANKINCENSE AND OTHER ESSENTIAL OILS HE SEEMS TO BE SLEEPING ALOT IS THIS NORMAL. also WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO
Thu, 15 May 2014
As he is suffering from lung cancer you need to find the stage of disease.
Biopsy from the space occupying lesion in chest is a must along with EGFR and ALK mutation test.
Also do CT scan of upper abdomen,Bone Scan and MRI brain.
Commonest sites of lung cancer spread are liver,adrenals and bones.
Regards
DR DE
Biopsy from the space occupying lesion in chest is a must along with EGFR and ALK mutation test.
Also do CT scan of upper abdomen,Bone Scan and MRI brain.
Commonest sites of lung cancer spread are liver,adrenals and bones.
Regards
DR DE
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