My 48 yr old husband takes Tramal, Gavatrex, dexamethasone, Vit C, multi vitamin capsule, duphalac all at the same with fruits instead of water...is this advisable? He has stage 4 Lung Adenocarcinoma.
Dr. Mirna Waked,
Pulmonology
- yes leave it with the fruits. In such a case he cannot harm himself more than he is already impacted by the lung cancer
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What are the necessary precautions for lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Chemotherapy, while targeting cancerous cells, inadvertently harms the cells of the immune system, which renders patients on chemotherapy immune suppressed and hence prone to contract serious infectio... Read More
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Is it true that dogs can be trained to identify the symptoms of lung cancer long before symptoms develop?
2 Answers
Dr. Fadi Abbas,
Oncology & Hematology
- maybe special trained laboratory dogs.
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What are lung cancer symptoms in men?
2 Answers
Dr. Karim Farah,
Pulmonology
- Lung cancer symptoms can vary depending on the size, type, location, staging of the tumor. patients can be asymptomatic (no symptoms at all) or can have generalized fatigue, shortness of breath, coug... Read More
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أي نوع من أنواع السرطان هو الأخطر؟ هل هو سرطان الرئة؟
Dr. Fadi Abbas,
Oncology & Hematology
- يعتمد ذلك على مرحلة السرطان، والنوع الفرعي من السرطان، وعمر المريض، والمكان الذي وجد فيه الورم، والكثير من العوامل الأخرى. مثلا تشخيص سرطان الرئة، والكشف عنه في وقت مبكر، يمكن أن يكون أفضل بكثير من س... Read More
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What is the deadliest type of cancer? Is it lung cancer?
2 Answers
Dr. Fadi Abbas,
Oncology & Hematology
- it depends on the stage of cancer, the subtype of cancer, the age of the patient, where the metastasis is, and lots of other factors. A localized lung cancer, that is detected early, can be much bette... Read More
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What are the symptoms of lung cancer? Can lung cancer be treated?
2 Answers
Dr. Fadi Abbas,
Oncology & Hematology
- hemoptysis (cough with blood), pain in the chest, short of breath, fatigue, loss of weight, loss of appetite, high fever, non responding diagnosed pneumonia to antibiotics, appearance of lymph nodes i... Read More
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I have been a smoker since high school. I am 24 years old now and I have asthma. How likely am I to have lung cancer and when?
Dr. Fadi Abbas,
Oncology & Hematology
- it is a matter of how many cigarettes per day , and for how many years . the risk factor is multiplied by 23 times after 10 years of smoking one packet per day, comparing to non smokers. Smoking dimin... Read More
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