title: Symptom management: an important part of cancer care.
abstract: Physicians can do a better job of palliating symptoms and improving the quality of life of cancer patients if they understand the principles of symptom management. We review the general principles of symptom management for fatigue, anorexia, constipation, dyspnea, nausea, and vomiting.
authors.affiliation: The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, USA.
authors.forename: Laura K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
authors.forename: Bassam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Estfan
authors.forename: Raghava
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Induru
authors.forename: T Declan
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D057832:Watchful Waiting