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What Causes Breathlessness During Last Stage Of Liver Cancer?

I m sitting here next to my husband. He has end stage liver cancer from cirrhosis & hep c. He breathes then stops. I knew that would happen. But I just came upstairs & he has orange foam coming from his mouth. What s causing this & the color. It s terrifying me.
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
There are many causes for breathlessness in end stage liver cancer.
1. Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) due to low proteins and low hemoglobin.
2. Metastases in lung.
3. Metastases in pleura and produce malignant pleural effusion.
But in my opinion CCF appears more as foam like think coming from mouth is sedn in pulmonary edema. And orange color may be due to high bilirubin as a sequelae of end stage liver cancer.
So this can be the cause for yellowish orange foam coming out from your husband's mouth.
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What Causes Breathlessness During Last Stage Of Liver Cancer?

Thanks for your question on HCM. There are many causes for breathlessness in end stage liver cancer. 1. Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) due to low proteins and low hemoglobin. 2. Metastases in lung. 3. Metastases in pleura and produce malignant pleural effusion. But in my opinion CCF appears more as foam like think coming from mouth is sedn in pulmonary edema. And orange color may be due to high bilirubin as a sequelae of end stage liver cancer. So this can be the cause for yellowish orange foam coming out from your husband s mouth.