Symptom clusters in individuals living with advanced cancer.
OBJECTIVE
To discuss issues related to symptom clusters in patients living with advanced cancer.


METHODS
Research and review articles.


CONCLUSIONS
The importance for symptom cluster evaluation in oncology has been documented; however, there remain a number of inconsistencies in the literature as to the best way to accomplish this. Individuals living with advanced cancer are often dealing with symptoms from their disease, as well as prior and current therapies. Research related to patients receiving long-term cancer therapies and the symptom clusters experienced by this group of individuals is needed.


CONCLUSIONS
Understanding the intricacies of symptom clusters in this population is an area for future research.
Esper
Peg
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5843, USA. pesper@umich.edu
D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*