It is not always possible to predict how long someone will live.

How to tell if someone with cancer is dying. During the last few months or weeks of life people with cancer might have symptoms strong emotions and other challenges to cope with. Try to be honest with yourself and your GP if you need some emotional support at this difficult time. Other causes include the following.

If there isnt enough healthy liver tissue the bodys chemical balance is upset. As people get closer to dying they may sleep more become drowsy or be difficult to wake. More drowsiness the patient may doze or sleep much of the time if pain is relieved and may be hard to rouse or wake.

It is often difficult for others to know what to say or start a conversation with someone who has cancer. Less and less interest in food often with very little food and fluid intake for days. People who are dying can feel scared that they will be left alone to die without anyone to.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. A faint rattle or gurgling sound may be heard as the patient tries to breathe in and out. In most cases a person with terminal cancer will understand your difficulty in expressing your condolences.

They may fall asleep while talking. Sharp intakes of breath. Although mortality rates are dropping cancer is common enough that most people in the United States know someone who has had cancer in their lifetime.

A journey from the known life of this world to the unknown of what lies ahead. Not everyone is ready to read about what happens when someone is dying. The person may eventually go into a coma.