| Literature DB >> 22754798 |
Manisha Bisht1, S S Bist, D C Dhasmana, Sunil Saini.
Abstract
Advanced cancer patients are managed by palliative care and its main aim is to provide best possible quality of life to the patients by symptom management. Pain is the most agonizing symptom experienced by advanced head and neck cancer patients. Control of pain hence requires more attention by the caregiver in order to improve their quality of life. Recently quality of life issues have emerged as a main focus of cancer treatment as compared to conventional increase in survival rate. This study mainly focuses on the effect of palliative drug therapy on quality of life.Entities:
Keywords: Advanced head and neck cancer; Palliative drug therapy; Quality of life
Year: 2011 PMID: 22754798 PMCID: PMC3138961 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-011-0259-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 2231-3796