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What Causes Cough With Shortness Of Breath And Wheezing?

I am a breast cancer patient who has been experiencing a chronic cough accompanied with shortness of breath wheezing and a rattling sound in my chest. The cough keeps me awake at night and it s also causing severe pain in my back and ribs. Any ideas what may be causing the symptoms?
posted on Sun, 15 Jun 2014
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I would advise you to do a CT scan of chest.

The cancer may have spread to his chest and chemotherapy is needed.
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What Causes Cough With Shortness Of Breath And Wheezing?

Hi I would advise you to do a CT scan of chest. The cancer may have spread to his chest and chemotherapy is needed.