Management of terminal cancer in elderly patients
2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 4; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s1470-2045(03)01019-2
ISSN1474-5488
AutoresLinda Sutton, Wendy Demark‐Wahnefried, Elizabeth C. Clipp,
Tópico(s)Diet and metabolism studies
ResumoAdvances in health care and changing demographics worldwide have led to an ageing population whose care at the end of life has become increasingly complicated. Clinicians face a difficult challenge in the effective management of symptoms and suffering of elderly patients with terminal cancer, against a backdrop of complicated family and social structures. We describe the most pertinent features of management of key symptoms, focusing on pain, dyspnoea, constipation, and anorexia–cachexia syndromes. We present a rational approach to nutritional issues along with a description of the psychosocial issues that must be included in the overall management of these patients.
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