Purplish hands and feet in advanced stage of lung cancer may be a phenomenon of oxygen deficiency, the patient’s lungs have been seriously damaged, and it may be caused by subcutaneous hemorrhage.
When patients with advanced stage of lung cancer have purple hands and feet, it is considered that it is hypoxia caused by lung cancer. When the lungs of patients have serious damage, it cannot provide enough oxygen to the patient’s body, which affects the exchange of oxygen in the patient’s blood and leads to the symptom of purple hands and feet of the patient.
In addition, when lung cancer patients are in advanced stage, if cancer cells invade blood vessels, and if they invade blood vessels in hands and feet, it will also lead to subcutaneous bleeding, and patients will also have purple hands and feet.
When patients with advanced stage of lung cancer have the symptom of purple hands and feet, they should consult doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instruction for treatment. During the treatment period, patients should ensure sufficient rest and avoid late night and heavy physical labor. Patients should avoid smoking and drinking to avoid aggravating the discomfort.