What Could Cause Fatigue And Loss Of Appetite In A Liver Cancer Patient?
My husband has been on clinical trials for 10 weeks for renal carcinoma and secondary liver cancer. He has has one remaining kidney , no gall bladder and had a liver resection last year but the cancer has now spread to most of the liver. He has failing health and decided following the last CT scan enough is enough as the side effects were intolerable. He has extreme fatigue and sleeps most of the time and considerable loss of weight and appetite. Without eating how long can he sustain this existence until the liver packs up? Thankyou XXXX
It is a part of cancer cachexia. Proper nutritional support is the key treatment. Include more proteins and multivitamins in the diet. Other possibilities like anemia and hypoalbuminemia must be ruled out as well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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What Could Cause Fatigue And Loss Of Appetite In A Liver Cancer Patient?
Hello, It is a part of cancer cachexia. Proper nutritional support is the key treatment. Include more proteins and multivitamins in the diet. Other possibilities like anemia and hypoalbuminemia must be ruled out as well. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician