Occurrence, severity, and longitudinal course of twelve common symptoms in 1129 consecutive patients during radiotherapy for cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 433-442

  Hickok, Jane T ^a,b   Morrow, Gary R ^a   Roscoe, Joseph A ^a   Mustian, Karen ^a   Okunieff, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fatigue; Nausea; Radiotherapy; Side effects; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TOXICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 28344457941     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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