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Review
. 2011 Jan;78(1):25-34.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10053.

Symptom management: an important part of cancer care

Laura K Shoemaker  1 , Bassam Estfan, Raghava Induru, T Declan Walsh
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Review

Symptom management: an important part of cancer care

Laura K Shoemaker et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2011 Jan.
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Abstract

Physicians can do a better job of palliating symptoms and improving the quality of life of cancer patients if they understand the principles of symptom management. We review the general principles of symptom management for fatigue, anorexia, constipation, dyspnea, nausea, and vomiting.

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  • To better manage cancer symptoms.
    Gilligan T. Gilligan T. Cleve Clin J Med. 2011 Jan;78(1):24. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10179. Cleve Clin J Med. 2011. PMID: 21199903 No abstract available.

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