Open AccessEfficacy of chronomodulated chemotherapy for palliation of hematemesis in inoperable gastric cancer: A single-institutional retrospective study
Author(s) -
Soumali Biswas,
Santanu Acharyya,
Pritha Roy,
Debdeep Samaddar,
Chandan Dasgupta,
Debarshi Jana
Publication year - 2020
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/ijpc.ijpc_201_19
Subject(s) - medicine , common terminology criteria for adverse events , retrospective cohort study , adverse effect , cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , palliative care , cohort , surgery , nursing
Aside abdominal discomfort and pain, upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) significantly disgraces the quality of life (QoL), especially in inoperable gastric cancer patients. Although, in early stages, it is infrequent and often ignored, but in advanced stages, its aggressiveness often deteriorates patient's hemoglobin (Hb) level and performing status.