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What Does Death Due To Unknown Causes Mean?

i am a +2 student going to be 17
i was amazed to see in some of the case sheets of some cancer patients........especially in my grand ma's case sheet (she is dead due to cancer) that death due to unknown causes.........so i decided to seek that reason...what's that unknown cause
Tue, 14 Apr 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Cancer is systemic disease.
In letter stage of disease, it can affect almost all organs of the body.
So sudden death in cancer patient can be due to any of the following.
1. Sudden Cardio respiratory arrest.
2. Brain death due to brain metastasis.
3. Pulmonary embolism due to involvement of Pulmonary vessels.
4. Severe dehydration and anorexia due to poor appetite.
You need to get done post mortem to rule out exact cause for death.
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What Does Death Due To Unknown Causes Mean?

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. Cancer is systemic disease. In letter stage of disease, it can affect almost all organs of the body. So sudden death in cancer patient can be due to any of the following. 1. Sudden Cardio respiratory arrest. 2. Brain death due to brain metastasis. 3. Pulmonary embolism due to involvement of Pulmonary vessels. 4. Severe dehydration and anorexia due to poor appetite. You need to get done post mortem to rule out exact cause for death.