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Symptom management in patients with lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

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Simoff, MJ; Lally, B; Slade, MG; Goldberg, WG; Lee, P; Michaud, GC; Wahidi, MM; Chawla, M
Published in: Chest
May 2013

BACKGROUND: Many patients with lung cancer will develop symptoms related to their disease process or the treatment they are receiving. These symptoms can be as debilitating as the disease progression itself. To many physicians these problems can be the most difficult to manage. METHODS: A detailed review of the literature using strict methodologic review of article quality was used in the development of this article. MEDLINE literature reviews, in addition to Cochrane reviews and other databases, were used for this review. The resulting article lists were then reviewed by experts in each area for quality and finally interpreted for content. RESULTS: We have developed recommendations for the management of many of the symptom complexes that patients with lung cancer may experience: pain, dyspnea, airway obstruction, cough, bone metastasis, brain metastasis, spinal cord metastasis, superior vena cava syndrome, hemoptysis, tracheoesophageal fistula, pleural effusions, venous thromboembolic disease, depression, fatigue, anorexia, and insomnia. Some areas, such as dyspnea, are covered in considerable detail in previously created high-quality evidence-based guidelines and are identified as excellent sources of reference. The goal of this guideline is to provide the reader recommendations based on evidence supported by scientific study. CONCLUSIONS: Improved understanding and recognition of cancer-related symptoms can improve management strategies, patient compliance, and quality of life for all patients with lung cancer.

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Chest

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EISSN

1931-3543

Publication Date

May 2013

Volume

143

Issue

5 Suppl

Start / End Page

e455S / e497S

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Symptom Assessment
  • Respiratory System
  • Palliative Care
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Disease Progression
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Simoff, M. J., Lally, B., Slade, M. G., Goldberg, W. G., Lee, P., Michaud, G. C., … Chawla, M. (2013). Symptom management in patients with lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest, 143(5 Suppl), e455S-e497S. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.12-2366
Simoff, Michael J., Brian Lally, Mark G. Slade, Wendy G. Goldberg, Pyng Lee, Gaetane C. Michaud, Momen M. Wahidi, and Mohit Chawla. “Symptom management in patients with lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.Chest 143, no. 5 Suppl (May 2013): e455S-e497S. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.12-2366.
Simoff, Michael J., et al. “Symptom management in patients with lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.Chest, vol. 143, no. 5 Suppl, May 2013, pp. e455S-e497S. Pubmed, doi:10.1378/chest.12-2366.
Simoff MJ, Lally B, Slade MG, Goldberg WG, Lee P, Michaud GC, Wahidi MM, Chawla M. Symptom management in patients with lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest. 2013 May;143(5 Suppl):e455S-e497S.

Published In

Chest

DOI

EISSN

1931-3543

Publication Date

May 2013

Volume

143

Issue

5 Suppl

Start / End Page

e455S / e497S

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Symptom Assessment
  • Respiratory System
  • Palliative Care
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Disease Progression
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences