There is a family friend that has stage 4 liver cancer and after a recent scan they have found spots on her lung. she is curently undergoing chemo therapy weekly but the symptoms of the lung cancer is what is alling her. she is short of breathe, fever, cough. Right now we are more interested in cureing the symptoms than the cancer. Is there any treatment out there that would help with the symtoms?
If are in the medical industry or have been through this please make sure to tell me in your answer.
The symptoms of your friend is rather part and parcel of the disease. since the lungs supply the body with much needed oxygen, any disease involving it will lead to shortness of breath and cough. if your friend is having difficulty in breathing, my advise is to have the patient admitted in the hospital where he or she can be placed in a ventilator if the need arises. and most importantly is to provide emotional and spiritual support.
cough drops work
the really expensive ones
and just have her relax and read i book, it will keep her mind off of struggling to breathe