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Is the immune system that gets suppressed by symbicort that same part of immune system that helps prevent cancer or other ?
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No: Immune system that gets suppressed by Symbicort is in the bronchial tubes of the lung. The immune system that protects against cancer is all through your body
Answered 2/25/2021
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