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A member asked:
If someone has lung cancer, would standard over-the-counter chesty cough medicine ease their coughing?
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Call your doc: Call your cancer doc, he will have the best suggestions as he knows what is going on exactly as well as what other meds you are taking. We don't know enough about you and the disease, based on your question, to be able to give sound advice here.
Answered 1/4/2015
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Possibly,: but your symptoms will probably best be managed in conjunction with your physician.
Answered 1/4/2015
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It may: The cause of the cough also might not be the lung cancer. My hope is that the patient can find relief. If the diagnosis is uncertain, don't make any assumptions. A treatable cause, especially if the person is a smoker, might be identifiable. Even if this is not a treatable lung cancer, palliative care may find a way to help.
Answered 1/4/2015
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