Management of dyspnea in advanced lung cancer: recent data and emerging concepts.
OBJECTIVE
One of the most common symptoms for lung cancer patients, dyspnea, can seriously impact patients' quality of life.


RESULTS
Alongside conventional disease-focused approaches in lung cancer treatment, notably surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, physicians and researchers alike are increasingly attending to symptom control and seeking to evaluate the effectiveness of available interventions in mitigating symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
This study reviews several interesting advances in the area of dyspnea with respect to symptom assessment and management.
Xue
Dong
D
Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, PR China. xuedong123321@yahoo.cn
Abernethy
Amy P
AP
D001945:Breathing Exercises; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011788:Quality of Life