TY - JOUR
T1 - Control of common, non-pain cancer symptoms
AU - Von Roenn, Jamie H.
AU - Paice, Judith A.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - Despite major advances in cancer biology and therapeutics, cancer and its treatment continue to cause devastating suffering. Patients with advanced cancer most often experience multiple physical and psychological symptom concurrently. We review here some of the common non-pain cancer symptoms, focusing on the assessment and treatment of fatigue, anorexia and cachexia, dyspnea, and symptoms common near the end of life.
AB - Despite major advances in cancer biology and therapeutics, cancer and its treatment continue to cause devastating suffering. Patients with advanced cancer most often experience multiple physical and psychological symptom concurrently. We review here some of the common non-pain cancer symptoms, focusing on the assessment and treatment of fatigue, anorexia and cachexia, dyspnea, and symptoms common near the end of life.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.11.019
DO - 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.11.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 15815966
AN - SCOPUS:16244388565
SN - 0093-7754
VL - 32
SP - 200
EP - 210
JO - Seminars in Oncology
JF - Seminars in Oncology
IS - 2
ER -
