PURPOSE To provide guidance on the clinical management of dyspnea in adult patients
with advanced cancer. METHODS ASCO convened an Expert Panel to review the evidence …

Dyspnea is a frequent and devastating symptom among advanced cancer patients and is
often difficult to control. However, there has been considerably less emphasis in the …

Dyspnoea is a frequent symptom in advanced cancer patients with the highest prevalence in
lung cancer (up to 74%) increasing in the terminal phase (up to 80%) with major impact on …

Importance Improved survival in patients with advanced cancer has increased the need for
better understanding of how to manage common symptoms that they may experience, such …

Purpose Dyspnea is one of the most distressing symptoms experienced by terminally ill
cancer patients. This study aimed to evaluate the role of interventions for the palliation of …

Background. Dyspnea is commonly encountered by many cancer patients in the terminal
stage of their disease and it severely hampers their quality of life. We aimed to evaluate the …

Goals of work The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of four drug classes
(opioids, phenothiazines, benzodiazepines, and systemic corticosteroids) for relieving …

Breathlessness, dyspnoea and shortness of breath are synonymous terms to describe the
'subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct …

Background: Dyspnea is a very distressing symptom present in the vast majority of patients
with advanced cancer. There are limited data on the characteristics and correlates of …

Optimal management of dyspnea in terminal cancer patients requires an understanding of
the responsible pathophysiological mechanisms. This prospective study assessed visual …