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Cancer-related Symptom

MedGen UID:
1784486
•Concept ID:
C5447392
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Sign or Symptom

Definition

A symptom that is associated with a cancer diagnosis or its treatment. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCancer-related Symptom

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Updates in Cancer-Related Symptom Management of Anorexia and Cachexia Syndrome.
Oakvik J, Ready D
Semin Oncol Nurs 2022 Feb;38(1):151254. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151254. PMID: 35379449
The role of eugeroics in the treatment of affective disorders.
Urban AE, Cubała WJ
Psychiatr Pol 2020 Feb 29;54(1):21-33. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/90687. PMID: 32447354
Fatigue and cancer: causes, prevalence and treatment approaches.
Wagner LI, Cella D
Br J Cancer 2004 Aug 31;91(5):822-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602012. PMID: 15238987Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy in Cancer-Related Symptom Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Sun J, Jiang J, Wang Y, Zhang M, Dong L, Li K, Wu C
Integr Cancer Ther 2023 Jan-Dec;22:15347354221147499. doi: 10.1177/15347354221147499. PMID: 36625232Free PMC Article
Moderators of the association between stigma and psychological and cancer-related symptoms in women with non-small cell lung cancer.
Snyder S, Kroll JL, Chen AB, Antonoff MB, Yang CC, Milbury K
Psychooncology 2022 Sep;31(9):1581-1588. Epub 2022 Jul 2 doi: 10.1002/pon.5982. PMID: 35726392
Cancer-related Fatigue Reported in Online Discussion Groups.
Rozmus C, White LL, Risser AH, Hara R, Golant M, Mendoza T, Cohen MZ
West J Nurs Res 2021 May;43(5):452-458. Epub 2020 Aug 31 doi: 10.1177/0193945920954142. PMID: 32865164
Preparedness and Cancer-Related Symptom Management among Cancer Survivors in the First Year Post-Treatment.
Leach CR, Troeschel AN, Wiatrek D, Stanton AL, Diefenbach M, Stein KD, Sharpe K, Portier K
Ann Behav Med 2017 Aug;51(4):587-598. doi: 10.1007/s12160-017-9880-6. PMID: 28224276
A systematic review of Motivational Interviewing interventions in cancer patients and survivors.
Spencer JC, Wheeler SB
Patient Educ Couns 2016 Jul;99(7):1099-1105. Epub 2016 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.02.003. PMID: 26879805

Diagnosis

Updates in Cancer-Related Symptom Management of Anorexia and Cachexia Syndrome.
Oakvik J, Ready D
Semin Oncol Nurs 2022 Feb;38(1):151254. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151254. PMID: 35379449
The time to diagnosis and survival in children with solid tumors and lymphoma: results from a single center in Turkey.
Ocak S, Sen HS, Turkkan E
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022 Mar;39(2):121-131. Epub 2021 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/08880018.2021.1951903. PMID: 34281453
Understanding interest, barriers, and preferences related to yoga practice among cancer survivors.
Desai K, Bao T, Li QS, Raghunathan NJ, Trevino K, Green A, Xiao H, Mao JJ
Support Care Cancer 2021 Sep;29(9):5313-5321. Epub 2021 Mar 4 doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06083-2. PMID: 33660077Free PMC Article
A systematic review of Motivational Interviewing interventions in cancer patients and survivors.
Spencer JC, Wheeler SB
Patient Educ Couns 2016 Jul;99(7):1099-1105. Epub 2016 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.02.003. PMID: 26879805
Cancer-related fatigue.
Visovsky C, Schneider SM
Online J Issues Nurs 2003;8(3):8. PMID: 14656195

Therapy

The Efficacy of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions in Breast Cancer-Related Symptom Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Tian Q, Xu M, Yu L, Yang S, Zhang W
Cancer Nurs 2023 Sep-Oct 01;46(5):E276-E287. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001099. PMID: 37607378
Tobacco use and cancer-related symptom burden: Analysis of the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.
Price SN, Palmer AM, Fucito LM, Graboyes EM, Baker NL, Rojewski AM, Toll BA
Cancer 2023 Aug 1;129(15):2385-2394. Epub 2023 May 22 doi: 10.1002/cncr.34746. PMID: 37211959Free PMC Article
The Efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy in Cancer-Related Symptom Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Sun J, Jiang J, Wang Y, Zhang M, Dong L, Li K, Wu C
Integr Cancer Ther 2023 Jan-Dec;22:15347354221147499. doi: 10.1177/15347354221147499. PMID: 36625232Free PMC Article
Smoking Is Related to Worse Cancer-related Symptom Burden.
Oswald LB, Brownstein NC, Whiting J, Hoogland AI, Saravia S, Kirtane K, Chung CH, Vinci C, Gonzalez BD, Johnstone PAS, Jim HSL
Oncologist 2022 Mar 4;27(2):e176-e184. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyab029. PMID: 35641215Free PMC Article
Cancer-related fatigue.
Visovsky C, Schneider SM
Online J Issues Nurs 2003;8(3):8. PMID: 14656195

Prognosis

Psychoeducational Intervention for Symptom Management of Fatigue, Pain, and Sleep Disturbance Cluster Among Cancer Patients: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study.
Nguyen LT, Alexander K, Yates P
J Pain Symptom Manage 2018 Jun;55(6):1459-1472. Epub 2018 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.02.019. PMID: 29505795
Changes in medication use in a cohort of patients with advanced cancer: The international multicentre prospective European Palliative Care Cancer Symptom study.
Paque K, Elseviers M, Vander Stichele R, Pardon K, Hjermstad MJ, Kaasa S, Dilles T, De Laat M, Van Belle S, Christiaens T, Deliens L
Palliat Med 2018 Apr;32(4):775-785. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1177/0269216317746843. PMID: 29243546
Preparedness and Cancer-Related Symptom Management among Cancer Survivors in the First Year Post-Treatment.
Leach CR, Troeschel AN, Wiatrek D, Stanton AL, Diefenbach M, Stein KD, Sharpe K, Portier K
Ann Behav Med 2017 Aug;51(4):587-598. doi: 10.1007/s12160-017-9880-6. PMID: 28224276
Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study.
Kyle RG, Macmillan I, Forbat L, Neal RD, O'Carroll RE, Haw S, Hubbard G
BMJ Open 2014 May 2;4(5):e005137. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005137. PMID: 24793258Free PMC Article
Cancer-related symptom clusters, eosinophils, and survival in hepatobiliary cancer: an exploratory study.
Steel JL, Kim KH, Dew MA, Unruh ML, Antoni MH, Olek MC, Geller DA, Carr BI, Butterfield LH, Gamblin TC
J Pain Symptom Manage 2010 May;39(5):859-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.09.019. PMID: 20471546Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

The Efficacy of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions in Breast Cancer-Related Symptom Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Tian Q, Xu M, Yu L, Yang S, Zhang W
Cancer Nurs 2023 Sep-Oct 01;46(5):E276-E287. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001099. PMID: 37607378
The Efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy in Cancer-Related Symptom Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Sun J, Jiang J, Wang Y, Zhang M, Dong L, Li K, Wu C
Integr Cancer Ther 2023 Jan-Dec;22:15347354221147499. doi: 10.1177/15347354221147499. PMID: 36625232Free PMC Article
Effect of a 4-Week Internet-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery Intervention on the Symptom Burden and Quality of Life of Patients With Breast Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Wang L, Chen X, Peng Y, Zhang K, Ma J, Xu L, Liu Z, Liu L, Luo Y, Gu C
J Med Internet Res 2022 Nov 22;24(11):e40059. doi: 10.2196/40059. PMID: 36413385Free PMC Article
Cancer-related Fatigue Reported in Online Discussion Groups.
Rozmus C, White LL, Risser AH, Hara R, Golant M, Mendoza T, Cohen MZ
West J Nurs Res 2021 May;43(5):452-458. Epub 2020 Aug 31 doi: 10.1177/0193945920954142. PMID: 32865164
Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions in Cancer-Related Symptom Management.
Zeng Y, Zhang JE, Cheng ASK, Cheng H, Wefel JS
Integr Cancer Ther 2019 Jan-Dec;18:1534735419871108. doi: 10.1177/1534735419871108. PMID: 31441352Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The Efficacy of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions in Breast Cancer-Related Symptom Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Tian Q, Xu M, Yu L, Yang S, Zhang W
Cancer Nurs 2023 Sep-Oct 01;46(5):E276-E287. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001099. PMID: 37607378
The Efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy in Cancer-Related Symptom Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Sun J, Jiang J, Wang Y, Zhang M, Dong L, Li K, Wu C
Integr Cancer Ther 2023 Jan-Dec;22:15347354221147499. doi: 10.1177/15347354221147499. PMID: 36625232Free PMC Article
Spiritual interventions for cancer pain: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.
Hindmarch T, Dalrymple J, Smith M, Barclay S
BMJ Support Palliat Care 2022 Mar;12(1):1-9. Epub 2021 Oct 19 doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003102. PMID: 34667066
A systematic review of Motivational Interviewing interventions in cancer patients and survivors.
Spencer JC, Wheeler SB
Patient Educ Couns 2016 Jul;99(7):1099-1105. Epub 2016 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.02.003. PMID: 26879805

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