Physical pain in advanced cancer

This chapter describes physical pain including pain, anorexia-cachexia syndrome, nausea-vomiting, abdominal distention, ascites, constipation and dyspnea. In effect, patients are more likely to present with several concurrent symptoms. Each of these symptoms is described separately in this chapter.

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Published inMasui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology Vol. 60; no. 9; p. 1018
Main Authors Yajima, Choku, Hanaoka, Kazuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.09.2011
Subjects
Humans
Neoplasms - physiopathology
Pain - physiopathology
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Summary:This chapter describes physical pain including pain, anorexia-cachexia syndrome, nausea-vomiting, abdominal distention, ascites, constipation and dyspnea. In effect, patients are more likely to present with several concurrent symptoms. Each of these symptoms is described separately in this chapter.
ISSN:0021-4892