What are the symptoms before death from advanced esophageal cancer?

Symptoms before death from esophageal cancer. In recent years, esophageal cancer has developed into one of the malignant tumors with a high incidence and high mortality rate. After years of investigation and study, researchers found that common factors leading to esophageal cancer include: diet, smoking, alcoholism, chronic esophageal inflammation, genetics, etc.

Usually, the symptoms before death from esophageal cancer are as follows:

1. Difficulty swallowing

Progressive dysphagia is the main symptom of most esophageal cancer patients when they seek medical treatment, but it is a late manifestation of the disease. Because the esophageal wall is elastic and has the ability to expand, dysphagia only occurs when about 2/3 of the circumference of the esophagus is infiltrated by the tumor. Therefore, after the above early symptoms appear, the condition gradually worsens within a few months, especially in the late stage of esophageal cancer, from being unable to swallow solid food to being unable to swallow liquid food. If the tumor is accompanied by inflammation, edema, spasm, etc. of the esophageal wall, dysphagia may be aggravated. The location of the obstruction often corresponds to the location where the tumor is concentrated.

2. Food reactions

Late-stage symptoms of esophageal cancer often occur when dysphagia worsens. The reflux volume is not large and contains food and mucus, and may also contain blood and pus.

3. Other symptoms

When esophageal cancer is in the late stage, compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve by the tumor may cause hoarseness; invasion of the phrenic nerve may cause hiccups or phrenic nerve paralysis; compression of the trachea or bronchi may cause shortness of breath and dry cough; erosion of the aorta may cause fatal bleeding and complications of esophageal-tracheal or esophageal-bronchial fistula; or when the tumor is located in the upper esophagus, swallowing liquids may often produce symptoms of cervical sympathetic nerve paralysis.

The above is an introduction to "What are the symptoms before death from esophageal cancer in the late stage?" For people who are related to the pathogenic factors of esophageal cancer, it is recommended to take preventive measures against esophageal cancer. If you have other questions about esophageal cancer, please consult our experts online or call for consultation.

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