Question
A 34-year-old male has been experiencing severe coughing and a poor mental state, with a lack of appetite, causing his family concern that he may have lung cancer. What are the symptoms that occur before the death of a late-stage lung cancer patient?
Answer
Patients with late-stage lung cancer typically present with multiple systemic signs of weakness, rather than a single symptom. Generally, late-stage lung cancer patients may experience difficulty breathing, a hoarse cough, and may enter a state of coma, with their breathing gradually weakening and even stopping. The focus of treating late-stage lung cancer is to alleviate the patient’s pain. Patients should cultivate good living habits in their daily lives, maintain regular routines, quit smoking and drinking, and exercise more to enhance their immunity, in order to avoid the deterioration of the condition.