What Are The Stages Someone Would Go Through Up To Death If They Had Cancer And Didnt Treat It?
i know it's probably different for different types of cancer, but for the most common (breast cancer, lung cancer, etc.) what is the actual way they would die?
Tarkarri - I started typing an answer to you, mentioning all the ways this horrid disease has affected those I loved or cared for who have lost their battle with cancer.
I was getting too upset so I will summarise.
Can't eat, can't drink, can't breathe, massive bleeding, severe pain requiring ever increasing pain medication which exacerbates all the other problems.
A horrible way to die for both the patient and those who care for them and about them.
Moderate Somber - Most cancer patients do not have any symptoms till the very end. Treatment at the late stages rarely produces a life-span of more than 5 years. 8-12 months without treatment. Many do not want treatment because the side effects can be devastating.
As the cancer spreads, breathing becomes shallow, the finger tips change colors and become purple. There is very little appetite and most lose weight. As the end nears the body is not able to supply blood or oxygen to all parts, so the body picks up the most important parts to supply blood to, that is the brain and the heart. As a result, the skin tends to become yellowish and there might be some fluid in the lungs. Gradually you die, most die in their sleep, they are usually medicated for pain, called hospice or palliative care.
greeney - Everyone is different, it can be a slow process, it can be quick, depends on what complications arise first, one thing is certain.....it is not a pleasant process, high dose meds are given to keep the patient as comfortable and pain free as possible.
Tiny - Cancer is a nasty process when it finally takes over. It can go into any or all of the body's critical systems and organs. It often will often start somewhere like a colon tumor and then cast off mets to other parts of the body, chiefly the lungs then brain. Dying is not a nasty process.
Dying is natural and we ALL will die. I actually had a sneak preview of death when I died for a few minutes(4) during an episode of cardiac arrest that I suffered in 2008. To be dead and free from your body is the most amazing and awesome feeling in the world. I can't compare it to anything else from a standpoint of how good I felt while I watched the doctors trying to revive my body from behind them I was just floating there watching and noting how good I felt. Going back to my body was allot of pain and a huge contrast. Being dead is not bad at all.
Mayank Singh gaur - Please don't be scared because our mind is the operating system of whole body and he decide how to manage our body parts during disease. our mind is very powerful and have a power to control disease because if you think positive your immune cell is developed rapidly to fight against cancer. Good luck and prepare your immune system by taking healthy diet.
i know it's probably different for different types of cancer, but for the most common (breast cancer, lung cancer, etc.) what is the actual way they would die?
Tarkarri - I started typing an answer to you, mentioning all the ways this horrid disease has affected those I loved or cared for who have lost their battle with cancer.
ReplyDeleteI was getting too upset so I will summarise.
Can't eat, can't drink, can't breathe, massive bleeding, severe pain requiring ever increasing pain medication which exacerbates all the other problems.
A horrible way to die for both the patient and those who care for them and about them.
Moderate Somber - Most cancer patients do not have any symptoms till the very end. Treatment at the late stages rarely produces a life-span of more than 5 years. 8-12 months without treatment. Many do not want treatment because the side effects can be devastating.
ReplyDeleteAs the cancer spreads, breathing becomes shallow, the finger tips change colors and become purple. There is very little appetite and most lose weight. As the end nears the body is not able to supply blood or oxygen to all parts, so the body picks up the most important parts to supply blood to, that is the brain and the heart. As a result, the skin tends to become yellowish and there might be some fluid in the lungs. Gradually you die, most die in their sleep, they are usually medicated for pain, called hospice or palliative care.
greeney - Everyone is different, it can be a slow process, it can be quick, depends on what complications arise first, one thing is certain.....it is not a pleasant process, high dose meds are given to keep the patient as comfortable and pain free as possible.
ReplyDeleteTiny - Cancer is a nasty process when it finally takes over. It can go into any or all of the body's critical systems and organs. It often will often start somewhere like a colon tumor and then cast off mets to other parts of the body, chiefly the lungs then brain. Dying is not a nasty process.
ReplyDeleteDying is natural and we ALL will die. I actually had a sneak preview of death when I died for a few minutes(4) during an episode of cardiac arrest that I suffered in 2008. To be dead and free from your body is the most amazing and awesome feeling in the world. I can't compare it to anything else from a standpoint of how good I felt while I watched the doctors trying to revive my body from behind them I was just floating there watching and noting how good I felt. Going back to my body was allot of pain and a huge contrast. Being dead is not bad at all.
Mayank Singh gaur - Please don't be scared because our mind is the operating system of whole body and he decide how to manage our body parts during disease. our mind is very powerful and have a power to control disease because if you think positive your immune cell is developed rapidly to fight against cancer. Good luck and prepare your immune system by taking healthy diet.
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