BACKGROUND The patient perspective on distress associated with lung carcinoma is
important, yet understudied. Previous research on symptom experience generally had not …

Patients with cancer experience high levels of symptom distress. Current measures of
symptoms generally weight the importance of each symptom equally, and do not generally …

Knowledge of the patterns of symptom distress in adults receiving treatment for lung cancer
is an important first step in developing interventions that can potentially lessen symptom …

BACKGROUND: The literature consistently shows that lung cancer patients experience both
greater number of symptoms and concerns about health and existential issues compared …

OBJECTIVE: To explore the structure of symptom distress in women with advanced lung
cancer DESIGN: Descriptive. SETTING: Oncology clinics and private offices. SUBJECTS …

Adequate management of symptoms in adults with lung cancer is an important focus for
clinical interventions. Knowledge of symptom prevalence and distress can be used to …

Purpose Few studies have examined interindividual variability in the symptom experience of
lung cancer patients. We aimed to identify the most prevalent, severe, and distressing …

Purpose To examine symptom prevalence, intensity, and association with distress in
patients with inoperable lung cancer (LC), using time to death as point of reference. Patients …

Background Patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer who have not yet begun treatment
may already be experiencing major symptoms produced by their disease. Understanding …

Background Patients with lung cancer present late in the disease and have multiple
symptoms. Previous research has shown the symptom cluster of fatigue, weakness, weight …