Malignant fungating wounds: key symptoms and psychosocial Page 1 education ▲
JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE VOL 18, NO 8, AUGUST 2009 325 Malignant fungating …

Malignant fungating wounds: managing pain, bleeding and psychosocial issues Page 1
education JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE VOL 18, NO 10, OCTOBER 2009 418 Malignant …

Objective: The current understanding of living with a malignant fungating wound is derived
from professionals' rather than the patient's perspective. An appreciation of the lived …

Malignant fungating wounds cause patients, relatives and carers significant distress.
Healing is often not an achievable outcome, and nurses must be able to manage the …

Approximately 5–10% of patients with metastatic cancer will develop a fungating wound.
The disfiguring or unpleasant nature of these wounds can lead to complex psychosocial …

Any nurse who has cared for a patient with a fungating malignant wound will know that this
is a challenging aspect of the care provided to patients with advanced cancer. This article …

Aims and objectives. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of cancer
patients living with a malignant fungating wounds. Background. Malignant fungating wounds …

Assessment of fungating malignant wounds Page 1 DISCUSSION Assessment of fungating
malignant wounds The management of fungating malignant wounds was discussed in the May …

Background: Malignant fungating wounds occur in advanced cancer patients, often in the
last 6 to 12 months of life, when malignant cells breach the skin, causing a non-healing …

lo s.‐f., hayter m., hu w.‐y., tai c.‐y., hsu m.‐y. & li y.‐f.(2012) Symptom burden and quality of
life in patients with malignant fungating wounds. Journal of Advanced Nursing68 (6), 1312 …