Association Between Tobacco Use, Symptom Expression, and Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use in Advanced Cancer Patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 762-768

  Kim, Yu Jung ^a,b   Dev, Rony ^a   Reddy, Akhila ^a   Hui, David ^a   Tanco, Kimberson ^a   Park, Minjeong ^a   Liu, Diane ^a   Williams, Janet ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; alcoholism; cancer pain; chemical coping; opioid; symptom; tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; MORPHINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CONSULTATION; CUT DOWN ANNOYED GUILTY EYE OPENER ALCOHOLISM SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EDMONTON SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN INTENSITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; AGE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CANCER PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE;

EID: 84954286430     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.012     Document Type: Article

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