An overview of proceedings, findings, and recommendations from the workshop on
“Advancing Symptom Science Through Symptom Cluster Research” sponsored by the …

Background People living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience multiple symptoms
due to both the disease and its treatment. However, these symptoms are often …

Summary Background The Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) are
used as standard practice in trials of cancer treatments by clinicians to elicit and report toxic …

Abstract Background The National Cancer Institute's Symptom Management and Health-
Related Quality of Life Steering Committee held a clinical trials planning meeting …

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 …

Fatigue is a common symptom associated with a wide range of chronic diseases. A large
number of instruments have been developed to measure fatigue. An assessment regarding …

Cancer and its treatment produce multiple symptoms that significantly distress patients and
impair function. Symptoms caused by treatment may delay treatment or lead to premature …

Background Many patients with advanced cancer depend upon health care providers for
symptom assessment. The extent of agreement between patient and provider symptom …

Background Spinal stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasingly used to
manage spinal metastases, yet the technique's effectiveness in controlling the symptom …

Purpose The purpose of this longitudinal study was to track the symptom experience in a
sample of cancer patients, determine the persistence of cancer symptoms and symptom …