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Intervention research regarding chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in adults consist of studies with sample subjects who are at least 18 years old.
The ASCO/ONS Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards are intended to reduce the risk of error when providing adult patients with chemotherapy, and to provide a framework for best practices in cancer care.
Gastrointestinal side effects with immunotherapy can manifest as diarrhea, abdominal pain, or melena.
Cancer-related fatigue may be related to the disease itself or to the cancer treatment. It may be an isolated problem or occur in a cluster of symptoms.
Chronic pain persists for three months or more. Cancer-related chronic pain may result from cancer treatment but is most frequently caused by bone metastasis.
Intractable pain or refractory pain occurs when pain cannot be adequately controlled despite aggressive measures.
Breakthrough pain is sudden, brief pain that occurs during a period when chronic pain is generally well controlled (typically, controlled with opiods).
Acute pain is typically related to diagnostic procedures and cancer treatment and is generally defined as lasting no longer than three months.
Mucositis is an inflammatory process that affects the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract.
Patients receiving standard chemotherapy regimens for solid tumors are at lower risk for development of febrile neutropenia and infection than patients who undergo bone marrow or stem cell transplantation.