Cancer cachexia pre death symptoms?

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We all know that cancer is a serious disease threatening human life, and the incidence rate of this disease has also increased. Although there is no specific method to treat cancer, it can extend the life of patients through some means. For cancer patients, we must actively treat them at an early stage. What about the pre death symptoms of cancer cachexia? Let's talk about it

Cancer cachexia pre death symptoms?

It may be related to general discomfort or emotional depression, tension and anxiety, as well as gastrointestinal candidiasis and constipation. It may also be caused by the tumor itself. The patient lacks interest in food, and even has nausea when it comes to food. Family members and medical staff should help patients find ways to stimulate their appetite, such as paying attention to the color, aroma, taste and shape of food, eating a small amount of food, drinking a small amount of aperitif or drink before meals, and having someone to accompany them. The most effective drug is corticosteroids.

When normal tissue received tumor destruction and infiltration, resulting in compression and destruction of adjacent nerve roots, local tissue ischemia and necrosis, blocked blood flow, bone and periosteum infiltration can cause pain. Therefore, pain is the most common concomitant symptom in patients with advanced cancer. Therefore, the world health organization set the goal of solving the pain problem of patients with advanced cancer in the 20th century, but it has not yet found a real solution. At present, the main method is to use analgesics and anesthetics.

One of the more difficult symptoms in patients with advanced cancer should be treated according to different reasons: for example, bronchodilator can treat dyspnea caused by bronchospasm; Sensitive antibiotics can be used for dyspnea caused by pulmonary infection; The dyspnea caused by poor cardiac function can be controlled by diuretics to control heart failure and prevent the occurrence of pulmonary edema; Dyspnea caused by obstruction of superior vena cava can be treated with dexamethasone 12/ Font > 16 mg, and emergency radiotherapy. It is more important to guide patients to maintain normal respiratory movement than any treatment method. Severe dyspnea is easy to cause fear, and fear itself aggravates dyspnea. Patients should express their fear and be given appropriate counseling and sedative drugs

matters needing attention

1. Do not eat moldy grain and its products. Aflatoxin can be produced from moldy peanut, soybean, rice, flour and vegetable oil, which is a strong carcinogen (especially liver cancer and gastric cancer). 2. Do not eat smoked or pickled food, such as bacon, bacon, salted fish, pickled vegetables, pickled vegetables, etc. These foods contain a chemical substance that may cause gastric cancer and esophageal cancer.