Cancer symptom clusters: clinical and research methodology

J Kirkova, A Aktas, D Walsh, MP Davis - Journal of palliative …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Patients with cancer experience multiple symptoms that frequently appear in
groups or clusters. We conducted a comprehensive clinical review of cancer symptom …

The Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Symptom Assessment Form (MPN-SAF): international prospective validation and reliability trial in 402 patients

R Scherber, AC Dueck, P Johansson… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Symptomatic burden in myeloproliferative neoplasms is present in most patients and
compromises quality of life. We sought to validate a broadly applicable 18-item instrument …

[PDF][PDF] Olanzapine versus aprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a randomized phase III trial

RM Navari, SE Gray, AC Kerr - The journal of supportive oncology, 2011 - infekt.ch
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of olanzapine
(OLN) and aprepitant (APR) for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and …

[HTML][HTML] Automated symptom alerts reduce postoperative symptom severity after cancer surgery: a randomized controlled clinical trial

CS Cleeland, XS Wang, Q Shi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Patients receiving cancer-related thoracotomy are highly symptomatic in the first
weeks after surgery. This study examined whether at-home symptom monitoring plus …

Tools for assessing nausea, vomiting, and retching: A literature review

JM Wood, K Chapman, J Eilers - Cancer nursing, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and retching are recognized as
having an impact on patients' overall physical well-being, quality of life, and treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Spirituality, distress, depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer

A Kandasamy, SK Chaturvedi, G Desai - Indian journal of cancer, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To study the influence of spiritual well being (Sp WB) on symptoms of distress,
depression, and other dimensions of quality of life in advanced cancer patients receiving …

Caregiver symptom burden: the risk of caring for an underserved patient with advanced cancer

GR Palos, TR Mendoza, KP Liao, KO Anderson… - Cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The growing diversity of the population of the United States and the high
burden of cancer‐related symptoms reflect the need for caregiver research within …

The effect of cigarette smoking on cancer treatment–related side effects

LJ Peppone, KM Mustian, GR Morrow… - The …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Describe the influence of cigarette smoking on side effects during cancer treatment and …

Measuring the symptom burden of lung cancer: the validity and utility of the lung cancer module of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory

TR Mendoza, XS Wang, C Lu, GR Palos, Z Liao… - The …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
We conducted a study to establish the psychometric properties of a module of the MD
Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) developed specifically for patients with lung cancer …

Effects of a home‐based walking program on perceived symptom and mood status in postoperative breast cancer women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy

CY Yang, JC Tsai, YC Huang… - Journal of advanced …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
yang c.‐y., tsai j.‐c., huang y.‐c. & lin c.‐c.(2010) Effects of a home‐based walking program
on perceived symptom and mood status in postoperative breast cancer women receiving …