The majority of patients who acquire lung cancer will have troublesome symptoms at some
time during the course of their disease. Some of the symptoms are common to many types of …

Goals/objectives To review the scientific evidence on symptoms and specific complications
that are associated with lung cancer, and the methods available to palliate those symptoms …

Respiratory problems are common in patients with advanced incurable disease. This article
describes palliation of adult patients with malignant disease, but the principles can be …

Dyspnea is a symptom commonly experienced by cancer patients that causes significant
suffering, worsens throughout a patient's disease trajectory, and can be more difficult to …

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often presents at an advanced stage and can result in
a significant symptomatic burden. Many patients with advanced NSCLC experience …

Palliative care is appropriate for patients at any point in a serious illness. Unlike hospice,
palliative care is not limited by prognosis and may be provided at the same time as disease …

Background: Patients with advanced lung cancer constitute a special focus in palliative care
not only for epidemiological or prognostic reasons, but also because their symptom burden …

Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering by controlling symptoms and to provide
other support to patients and families in order to maintain and improve their quality of living …

Background Many patients with lung cancer will develop symptoms related to their disease
process or the treatment they are receiving. These symptoms can be as debilitating as the …

Background In the United States, lung cancer is a major health problem that is associated
with significant patient distress and often limited survival, with some exceptions. The …