Good symptom management in oncology is associated with improved patient and family
quality of life, greater treatment compliance, and may even offer survival advantages. With …

Context If access to effective palliative care is to extend beyond cancer patients, an
understanding of the comparative prevalence of palliative care problems among cancer and …

BACKGROUND Patients with incurable cancer face many physical and emotional stressors,
yet little is known about their co** strategies or the relationship between their co** …

Background: Despite the abundant literature on this topic, accurate prevalence estimates of
pain in cancer patients are not available. We investigated the prevalence of pain in cancer …

Little attention has been paid to the symptom management needs of patients with life-
threatening diseases other than cancer. In this study, we aimed to determine to what extent …

Symptoms in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are underrecognized. Prevalence studies
have focused on single symptoms rather than on the whole range of symptoms experienced …

The suffering of patients with incurable cancer is determined to a large degree by the
presence and intensity of the symptoms of their disease. Knowledge of symptom prevalence …

Background Cachexia has significant impact on the patients' quality of life and prognosis. It
is frequently observed in patients with cancer, especially in advanced stages, but …

PURPOSE: Implantable intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDSs) have been used to
manage refractory cancer pain, but there are no randomized clinical trial (RCT) data …

We herein describe the development and validation of the Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS) for
assessment of fatigue in cancer patients. We designed this scale specifically to reflect the …