Advanced illnesses can cause a variety of troubling symptoms that can greatly diminish your quality of life. Medications or other medical procedures can often deal with the problems very effectively.
When you learn more about these symptoms and their treatments you can do a better job of communicating with your healthcare team. That will help your team to help you. Keep in mind, however, that not every practitioner has a lot of experience with symptom relief. It is very important for you to have a healthcare team experienced in treating advanced illness.
Be aware too that not every symptom can be completely resolved. Sometimes the most effective way to deal with the progress of your disease may be to accept changes that you cannot control.