Can xopenex help open airwais in someone with non small cell lung cancer?
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- 18 Sep 2009 by lella
- Topics:
- xopenex, cancer, small cell lung cancer, lung cancer
Answers (1)
suzanne665 Oct 2009
Xopenex is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve breathing. Check with your doctor to see if it would be of any benefit. Surgery and chemotherapy and the most successful options for treating non-small cell lung cancer.
See: http://www.drugs.com/xopenex.html
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/non-small-cell-lung/Patient/page4
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