Palliative Pharmacotherapy: State-of-the-Art Management of Symptoms in Patients With Cancer.

@article{Prommer2015PalliativePS,
  title={Palliative Pharmacotherapy: State-of-the-Art Management of Symptoms in Patients With Cancer.},
  author={Eric Prommer},
  journal={Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center},
  year={2015},
  volume={22 4},
  pages={
          403-11
        }
}
  • E. Prommer
  • Published 1 October 2015
  • Medicine, Psychology
  • Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
BACKGROUND Advanced cancer produces multiple symptoms as patients progress through their disease trajectory. Identifying, measuring, and providing therapy for uncontrolled symptoms becomes important because disease-altering therapies may be no longer possible. Symptoms other than pain that cause distress in patients with cancer include delirium, dyspnea, anorexia, nausea, and fatigue. Precise management of these symptoms can lead to the best possible quality of life and lessen distress. This… 
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