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Symptom management issues in oncology nursing.

Lisa Schulmeister1, Barbara Holmes Gobel

  • 1lisaschulmeister@hotmail.com <lisaschulmeister@hotmail.com>

The Nursing Clinics of North America
|June 3, 2008
PubMed
Summary

Cancer symptoms arise from the disease and its treatments. In older patients with other health conditions like diabetes, these symptoms can worsen due to compounding effects.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Symptom Management

Background:

  • Cancer patients often experience symptoms due to the disease itself or treatment side effects.
  • Older cancer patients frequently have comorbidities (e.g., diabetes, heart disease) that complicate symptom presentation.
  • Comorbidities can independently or additively influence the severity and nature of cancer-related symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the multifaceted origins of symptoms in cancer patients.
  • To investigate the impact of comorbidities on cancer symptom experience.
  • To understand the interplay between cancer, treatment, aging, and co-existing conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on cancer symptomology.
  • Analysis of patient data focusing on age and comorbidities.

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  • Symptom assessment in diverse cancer patient populations.

    • Main Results:

    • Cancer symptoms are multifactorial, stemming from disease progression and therapeutic interventions.
    • Comorbidities significantly contribute to the symptom burden in cancer patients, particularly the elderly.
    • The interaction between cancer, comorbidities, and treatment leads to complex and often compounded symptom profiles.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective cancer care requires a holistic approach that addresses both cancer-specific symptoms and those arising from comorbidities.
    • Symptom management strategies must consider the patient's overall health status, including age and co-existing conditions.
    • Further research is needed to elucidate the precise mechanisms of symptom compounding in complex patient cases.