Cancer Research UK said harmless hiccups may be a sign of cancer, and a study published in the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine confirmed that up to 40% of cancer patients get hiccups.
Another study found that, for one in 10 cancer patients, the hiccups could last for more than 48 hours.
And the Atlantic magazine reported that those who suffer from cancer in their chest, throat, or head, and anywhere in the body associated with the course of the hiccups, may experience this condition.
But the medications prescribed to cancer patients, including chemotherapy drugs, steroids and opioids, can also cause them to hiccup.
One of the studies, published in 2022 AD, showed that hiccups affect the quality of life of about one in 20 cancer patients surveyed.
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