What are the symptoms of advanced lung cancer before death
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A few days ago, a good friend has been in a low mood. Usually, she is very lively and upward in her circle of friends. But recently, I saw that her hair is full of unhappy words, or with some melancholy pictures. I called her to go shopping and said that I didn't want to go out recently. I asked carefully to find out that her grandfather died of lung cancer, because since he was a child, he loved her very much and hit her the most. Let's talk about the pre death symptoms of advanced lung cancer.
What are the symptoms of advanced lung cancer before death
The first is lung cancer, which is one of the most malignant tumors that cause the most rapid incidence rate and mortality rate and the health and life of the population. Incidence rate and incidence rate of lung cancer have been significantly increased in recent 50 years. Lung cancer incidence and mortality rate is the first place in all cancers, and the incidence rate of female is second, and the mortality rate is second. The etiology of lung cancer is still not completely clear, a large number of data show that long-term heavy smoking is closely related to the occurrence of lung cancer.
Second, physiological manifestations: edema of the second face and neck. On the right side of the mediastinum is the superior vena cava, which transports venous blood from the upper limbs and head and neck back to the heart. If the tumor invades the right side of the mediastinum and compresses the superior vena cava, the jugular vein will be inflamed at first due to poor reflux, and finally lead to facial and neck edema, which needs timely diagnosis and treatment; hoarseness is the most common symptom. The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), which controls the left vocal function, descends from the neck to the chest, bypasses the great blood vessels of the heart and goes up to the larynx, thus dominating the left side of the vocal organ. Almost all lung cancer patients with regional spread have different degrees of shortness of breath.
Third: clinical manifestations: lung cancer often metastasizes along lymphatic vessels and blood vessels, especially in cervical lymph glands, liver, adrenal gland, bone, kidney and brain. Metastasis is the earliest manifestation in nearly 15% of the patients. Hematogenous metastasis is the most common in adenocarcinoma and small cell lung cancer. The common manifestations include skeletal manifestations, such as clubbing fingers (toes) and osteoarthropathy; neuromuscular manifestations, such as myopathy, peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar degeneration; endocrine manifestations, such as Cushing's syndrome, hypercalcemia, abnormal hormone secretion and carcinoid syndrome;
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So for lung cancer patients, in the end, the best way we can treat them is to make them feel relaxed and comfortable as much as possible. Don't think it's bad not to eat. If they really don't want to eat, don't give them food. Don't think that their low body temperature is cold. Sometimes, if they cover too much, they will feel oppressive and make the patient uncomfortable.
