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Cancer therapy‐induced emesis: the nurse's perspective
Author(s) -
OUWERKERK JAN
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1994.tb00005.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nausea , vomiting , perspective (graphical) , distressing , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , cancer , anesthesia , chemistry , artificial intelligence , computer science
There have been significant improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumours. However, recent advances in cytostatic therapy are associated with several adverse side‐effects which can impair the patient's well‐being and may result in refusal or delay of treatment. Nausea and vomiting are perceived to be the most unpleasant of these side‐effects. This paper addresses some of the issues involved in the improvement of these two distressing symptoms.