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A member asked:
I just know my friend be a smoker before and lately he has trauma for few days.he is asked for chemotherapy for kidney failure,is it serious?
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Does not add up: Neither smoking nor trauma would require chemotherapy. If he was told that he needs chemotherapy, he may wish to get a second opinion.
Answered 9/1/2014
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