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I am on Chemo Tabets for secondlary breast cancer, side effects include sore mouth with ulcers. I am using difflam and gelclair. Can you recommend anything else.
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I am on Chemo Tabets for secondlary breast cancer, side effects include sore mouth with ulcers. I am using difflam and gelclair. Can you recommend anything else.
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