Symptom management: An important part of cancer care

被引：39
作者：
Shoemaker, Laura K. [1 ]
Estfan, Bassam [2 ]
Induru, Raghava [1 ]
Walsh, T. Declan [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Cleveland Clin, Harry R Horvitz Ctr Palliat Med, Taussig Canc Inst, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
[2] Cleveland Clin, Dept Hematol & Med Oncol, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
来源：
CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 2011年 / 78卷 / 01期
关键词：
TERMINALLY-ILL PATIENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND; MEGESTROL-ACETATE; PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; ANOREXIA; FATIGUE; TRIAL; MULTICENTER; DYSPNEA; NAUSEA;
D O I：
10.3949/ccjm.78a.10053
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Physicians can do a better job of palliating symptoms and improving the quality of life of cancer patients if they understand the principles of symptom management. We review the general principles of symptom management for fatigue, anorexia, constipation, dyspnea, nausea, and vomiting.
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