Dysphagia/Speech Rehabilitation in Palliative Care Jeri A. Logemann The speech-language pathologist is the usual professional to evaluate and treat speech and swallowing disorders at all points in a patient’s care,…
Anorexia/Weight Loss Egidio Del Fabbro Eduardo Bruera CACHEXIA Cancer cachexia is defined as a multifactorial syndrome characterized by involuntary loss of skeletal muscle (with or without fat loss) that leads…
Hot Flashes Kunal C. Kadakia Charles L. Loprinzi Menopause can be associated with multiple adverse symptoms, including vasomotor instability, urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, depression, and insomnia. Vasomotor instability is a…
Fever and Sweats James F. Cleary TEMPERATURE AND ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS Temperature has long been used in clinical medicine and was included in the cardinal signs of inflammation described as “tumor,…
Cancer-Related Fatigue Xin-Shelley Wang INTRODUCTION Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most prevalent symptoms reported by cancer patients and survivors—and one that presents many challenges. Most epidemiologic studies of…
Pathophysiology of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Xiao-Min Wang Jane M. Fall-Dickson Tanya J. Lehky INTRODUCTION Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common dose-limiting side effect of taxanes, platinum compounds, vinca alkaloids,…
Pathology of Bone Metastases— Implications for Treatment Patrick W. Mantyh INTRODUCTION Similar to cancer itself, the factors that drive cancer pain evolve and change with disease progression. Surgery, radiation, and…
Interventional Approaches to Pain Andrew Mannes Philip S. Kim Russell R. Lonser Interventional and neurosurgical procedures can be utilized to supplement pharmacologic and complementary approaches in the treatment of pain…
Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain Gayle L. Byker Dona Leskuski Arecent meta-analysis revealed that 64% of patients with cancer experience pain (1). Medications are currently the mainstay of treatment for cancer…
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Judith A. Paice Opioids and their derivatives have been used to relieve pain for centuries, and their contribution to relief of suffering is well established. Many of the…
