Question about dying of lung cancer?!
Question: Question about dying of lung cancer.?
i just asked a question about a friend of mine with cancer, i am also wonder what are the final stages like will he be in pain, ect. he has small cell carcignomia (lung cancer)Health Question & Answer
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I am so sorry to hear about your friend with lung cancer.
I have nursed several people with lung cancers and I can truthfully say that none of them died "screaming in pain " as the other poster described. The doctors will always ensure that pain is well controlled usually by the means of using a morphine based drug such as Morphine via a syringe pump.
The final stages I have seen most commonly are that the person is usually unconscious for several hours prior to death and that the pain is well controlled.
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I am so sorry to hear about your friend with lung cancer.
I have nursed several people with lung cancers and I can truthfully say that none of them died "screaming in pain " as the other poster described. The doctors will always ensure that pain is well controlled usually by the means of using a morphine based drug such as Morphine via a syringe pump.
The final stages I have seen most commonly are that the person is usually unconscious for several hours prior to death and that the pain is well controlled.
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