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How to Use

Treatment with porfimer and laser light occurs in three steps. First, the porfimer is injected into your body. Second, about 2 days later, a laser light is directed at the cancer. Then, about 2 or 3 days after the light is applied, your family doctor will remove the cancer cells that have been destroyed.

Dosage

• For injection dosage form:
  • For treating cancer of the esophagus or lung cancer:
    • Adults 2 milligrams - mg per kilogram - about 0.8 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a vein.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.