Symptoms of pancreatic cancer patients before death?

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When pancreatic cancer is advanced, doctors may also feel that there is no need to treat the patient again. However, there are some symptoms before death. After understanding, the family members can be prepared to accept the patient's leaving. Symptoms of pancreatic cancer patients before death? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer patients before death?

Neurological symptoms: the deadline is approaching, many people will have insomnia, depression, and some patients with advanced pancreatic cancer may also have anxiety and personality changes and other symptoms. Weight loss: Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer will lose weight significantly, almost 90% of people will have the phenomenon of rapid weight loss. This may be due to the lack of bile in pancreatic juice, poor appetite, poor digestion, heavy mental burden and so on.

Fever: about 10% of patients will have recurrent fever in the late stage. Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer will show low fever, high fever, intermittent fever and other phenomena. The fever may be caused by the heat source released by cancer cells or secondary biliary tract infection. If the fever continues, the death rate of patients will be accelerated.

Digestive tract symptoms: in the advanced stage, patients with pancreatic cancer will have some digestive tract symptoms, such as loss of appetite, gastrointestinal bleeding, nausea and vomiting. If there is a lot of bleeding, it will lead to no way to discharge the stool, and may also lead to vomiting and abdominal discharge.

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Advocate low-fat, low protein, high fiber and high vitamin diet: gold found that fresh fruits and vegetables can prevent the occurrence of pancreatic cancer. Correa et al. In Los Angeles also showed that fruit or orange juice (containing vitamin C) can significantly reduce the incidence of pancreatic cancer. Farrow and Davis's study concluded that fruits, vegetables and vitamins A and C were not associated with the incidence rate of pancreatic cancer, while increased calcium intake could reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, especially for men over the age of 65. Some data show that high calorie diet caused by increasing the proportion of carbohydrate in diet is positively correlated with the occurrence of pancreatic cancer, while long-term high cellulose diet is negatively correlated with the occurrence of pancreatic cancer.