TY - JOUR
T1 - NCCN task force report
T2 - Management of neuropathy in cancer
AU - Stubblefield, Michael D.
AU - Burstein, Harold J.
AU - Burton, Allen W.
AU - Custodio, Christian M.
AU - Deng, Gary E.
AU - Ho, Maria
AU - Junck, Larry
AU - Morris, G. Stephen
AU - Paice, Judith A.
AU - Tummala, Sudhakar
AU - Von Roenn, Jamie H.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Neuropathy is a common, often debilitating complication of cancer and its treatment. Effective management of this disorder depends on early diagnosis and an understanding of its underlying causes in the individual patient. In January 2009, NCCN gathered a multidisciplinary group to review the literature and discuss intervention strategies currently available to patients as well as areas that require research efforts. The task force, which comprised experts in anesthesiology, medical oncology, neurology, neuro-oncology, neurophysiology, nursing, pain management, and rehabilitation, was charged with the goal of outlining recommendations for the possible prevention, diagnosis, and management of neuropathy. This report documents the proceedings of this meeting with a general background on neuropathy and neuropathy in oncology, followed by discussions on challenges and research issues, evaluation criteria, and management of different symptoms associated with this disorder.
AB - Neuropathy is a common, often debilitating complication of cancer and its treatment. Effective management of this disorder depends on early diagnosis and an understanding of its underlying causes in the individual patient. In January 2009, NCCN gathered a multidisciplinary group to review the literature and discuss intervention strategies currently available to patients as well as areas that require research efforts. The task force, which comprised experts in anesthesiology, medical oncology, neurology, neuro-oncology, neurophysiology, nursing, pain management, and rehabilitation, was charged with the goal of outlining recommendations for the possible prevention, diagnosis, and management of neuropathy. This report documents the proceedings of this meeting with a general background on neuropathy and neuropathy in oncology, followed by discussions on challenges and research issues, evaluation criteria, and management of different symptoms associated with this disorder.
KW - Cancer treatment
KW - NCCN task force
KW - Neuropathy
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 19755042
AN - SCOPUS:70350075977
SN - 1540-1405
VL - 7
SP - S1-S26
JO - JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
JF - JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
IS - SUPPL. 5
ER -