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What Is The Cause Of Chest Pain With Breast Cancer When On Eptoin?

my mom is suffering from breast cancer with brain metastats. recently she had brain radiotherapy as she suffered seizures. now she is prescribed eptoin 100mg tab thrice a day. she's now feeling chest pain and very weak. is it the side effects of eptoin or because of the disease?
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Hello, Looking at the situation it is usually unlikely for eptoin to cause chest pain or discomfort but I would advise a ECG and if it is normal then check with your physician with a X-ray of chest, if she is on steroid medication then to check with your physician for gastritis too

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What Is The Cause Of Chest Pain With Breast Cancer When On Eptoin?

Hello, Looking at the situation it is usually unlikely for eptoin to cause chest pain or discomfort but I would advise a ECG and if it is normal then check with your physician with a X-ray of chest, if she is on steroid medication then to check with your physician for gastritis too take care