Frequency of symptoms in patients with advanced cancer

Yalçin B., Büyükçelik A., Şenler F. Ç., UTKAN G., Tek I., Doǧan M., ...Daha Fazla

Turkish Journal of Cancer, cilt.35, sa.4, ss.177-180, 2005 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Cancer
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.177-180
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Advanced cancer, Questionnaire, Supportive treatment, Symptoms
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In advanced cancer, aggressive palliative care remains inadequate. We aimed to determine frequency of symptoms in patients with advanced cancer who were admitted to outpatient clinic of medical oncology at least two times for treatment or follow up, by using a questionnaire. Total 236 consecutive patients with various advanced cancer were recruited to this study. The median age of patients was 53 years (range, 17-84 years) and female/male ratio was 103/133. The most frequent symptoms were fatigue (71%), irritation (50.4%), pain (45.1%), anorexia (45.1%), nausea (45.1%), xerostomia (42.1%), distress (41.5%), weight loss (39.4%), cough/sputum (37.7%), constipation (36%), tastelessness (35.2%), forgetfulness (32.6%), vertigo (30.9%), and insomnia (30%) in all of patients. In conclusion, this study is informative about the frequency of symptoms in advanced cancer patients.