Health challenge and Complications of Tumors
Health challenge and Complications of Tumors – ETHOS HEALTH CARE
Depending on the patient’s health and the stage of the tumor, cancer complications can be painful, inconvenient, life-changing and even fatal. Most cancers form tumors, but not all tumors are cancerous. Cancer and its treatment can cause several complications, including:
Mental and Emotional Complications
- Anxiety and Major depression
- Sadness and grief
- Suicide
Physical Complications
- Pain
- Fever
- Nausea and vomiting
- Headaches
- Pruritus (a sensation of itchiness)
- Lymphedema (swelling caused by damage to the lymph nodes)
- Malignant pleural effusion (fluid buildup in the lung cavity that makes breathing difficult)
- Sexual issues, such as erectile dysfunction and vaginal dryness
- Hypercalcemia (high levels of calcium in the blood)
Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
Radiation therapy, which may be used to treat internal tumors and those on the skin, causes a variety of unpleasant short-term side effects, including hoarseness, throat pain and irritated skin. Chemotherapy also has a variety of undesirable side effects, including hair loss, nausea and a weakening of the immune system.
Depending on the patient’s health and the stage of the tumor, cancer complications can be painful, inconvenient, life-changing and even fatal. Most cancers form tumors, but not all tumors are cancerous. Cancer and its treatment can cause several complications, including: