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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Regarding cancer, what is the usual cause of death? What is the pathology here? Death from cancer always seems so sudden. One week ago, Layton was still talking to people, a week later, he was dead.
What is the actual acute cause of death when suffering from cancer? What brings about the "turn for the worse"?
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Many forms cause a slow starvation of the major organs as the cancer cells use up their share of energy, leaving less for the other cells. After going through the emergency cycles (sugars, then fats, then proteins, then key materials), it'll run out of energy and starve to death. A couple will be quick to the point though and plainly just kill your body's ability to absorb food period. It could have been what killed Layton, as there is an extremely low survival rate after even 6 months.