How does pancreatic cancer stage 4 feel

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A few years ago, my father-in-law got pancreatic cancer during his physical examination. He had been taking medicine for so many years, but he was not cured and his condition did not improve. He went to the hospital a few days ago and found that it was stage IV pancreatic cancer. Now let me tell you what it's like to have stage IV pancreatic cancer.

How does pancreatic cancer stage 4 feel

First: gastrointestinal symptoms: gastrointestinal symptoms mainly include loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, dyspepsia, diarrhea, constipation or gastrointestinal bleeding, but there is no specific pre death symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer. Once a large amount of bleeding, or feces can not be discharged, or vomiting and diarrhea continue, it will quickly aggravate the death.

Second: abdominal pain: epigastric discomfort and dull pain are the most common first clinical symptoms of advanced pancreatic cancer. The location of abdominal pain is not clear, the scope is relatively wide. The typical location of pancreatic cancer is the middle and upper abdomen and the left quarter rib, and then it can radiate to the back, chest and right scapula. Abdominal pain can be manifested as dull pain, heavy pressure pain, gnawing pain, etc., which are mostly persistent and can be aggravated after meals. Once the pain intensifies and needs drug suppression, it is not far from death.

Third: fever: at least 10% of patients have fever in the course of the disease. The clinical manifestations of advanced pancreatic cancer include low fever, high fever, intermittent fever or irregular fever. The reason may be related to the heat source released by cancer cells or secondary biliary tract infection. If the fever continues, it will accelerate the death.

matters needing attention

Pancreatic cancer stage 4 has reached the advanced stage of cancer, the patient's condition has been very heavy, at this time, patients often feel loss of appetite, nausea, indigestion, often feel abdominal pain, there will be high fever now. When there are these cases, it shows that the patient's condition has been very serious, and the family members must be vigilant.