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Does Pancreatic Cancer Cause Cough Producing White Stringy Phlegm?
I spent the day yesterday with my 87 yr. old mother and she was coughing up white stringy phlemg all day. She was diagnosed 4 1/2 weeks ago with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She is in no pain and has chosen no treatments for her cancer. I was with her all day Monday and she had no cough what so ever.
Fri, 13 May 2016
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This isn't likely to be related to the pancreatic cancer
It does sound, however, like she has a lung infection--probably bronchitis--and she needs to see her doctor about this since she may need a round of antibiotics
This isn't likely to be related to the pancreatic cancer
It does sound, however, like she has a lung infection--probably bronchitis--and she needs to see her doctor about this since she may need a round of antibiotics
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