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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.
Peripheral neuropathy is neurologic dysfunction occurring outside of the brain and spinal cord. It may be caused by cancer, treatment, or both.
The registered nurse (RN) has a major role in safe and effective management of pain by performing a thorough assessment of pain, function, and risk factors for misuse.
Radiation-induced diarrhea is seen most often with radiation to abdominal and pelvic fields.
Mucositis is an inflammatory process that affects the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract.
Dyspnea is a subjective experience of difficult breathing or sensation of breathlessness that can occur rapidly and lead to a feeling of impending doom.
Sleep-wake disturbances are actual or perceived changes in night sleep with resulting daytime impairment.
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.
Breakthrough pain is sudden, brief pain that occurs during a period when chronic pain is generally well controlled (typically, controlled with opiods).
Gastrointestinal side effects with immunotherapy can manifest as diarrhea, abdominal pain, or melena.