Oncologist-approved cancer information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Symptom Control in Patients with Advanced Cancer  

Patients with advanced cancer have multiple physical and emotional symptoms related to their disease. Pieces in this section deal with ways to attempt to control such symptoms, including appetite loss, dehydration, and pain.

On Appetite and Its Loss

Doctor, Does This Mean I'm Going to Starve to Death?

To Hydrate or Not to Hydrate: How Should It Be?

Opioid Rotation in the Management of Refractory Cancer Pain

Interventional Pain Therapy for Intractable Abdominal Cancer Pain

A Good Death: Not Just an Abstract Concept

E-motions: Email for Written Emotional Expression

House Calls by Oncologists: A Home-Visit Primer


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