Open AccessSymptoms experienced by cancer patients and barriers to symptom management
Author(s) -
Malathi G Nayak,
Anice George,
M S Vidyasagar,
Stanley Mathew,
Sudhakar Nayak,
Baby S Nayak,
YN Shashidhara,
Asha Kamath
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.164893
Subject(s) - medicine , irritability , cancer , worry , anxiety , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , feeling , depression (economics) , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
People living with cancer experience wide variety of symptoms. If symptoms are not managed well, it may hamper an individual's ability to continue his or her activities of daily life. Treatment of symptoms relieves suffering and improves the rate of recovery as well as the quality of life.