Cancer represents one of the leading causes of illness and death in the world. During the course of the disease, patients experience pain, dyspnea, cachexia, bleeding, tumor wounds, and suffering, which can affect the quality of life of these patients. These symptoms can be associated with the proposed treatments or the progression of the disease. Care services and health professionals need to take the responsibility for controlling the symptoms in order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.
The purpose of this Research Topic is to gather articles discussing pain and symptom management (e.g., dyspnea, cachexia, bleeding, and tumor wound) in cancer patients. There are several options for the route of analgesic administration (i.e intravenous, intrathecal, oral, transdermal, subcutaneous, and topical) to achieve adequate pain control in cancer patients. Selection of the appropriate treatment should address at best the underlying mechanism of the cancer pain or at least the nociceptive and/or neuropathic components of the pain. Results from any new research studies may provide a direction for better pain and symptom management in these patients, thus promoting a better quality of life.
We invite the academic community to submit manuscripts including but not limited to the following topics:
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures for cancer pain management
- Healthcare professionals' knowledge and beliefs related to cancer pain management
- Tumor wound: Smell control and bleeding control
- Perceptions of suffering and spiritual well-being among cancer patients
- Cachexia: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
- Dyspnea Control in cancer patients
Cancer represents one of the leading causes of illness and death in the world. During the course of the disease, patients experience pain, dyspnea, cachexia, bleeding, tumor wounds, and suffering, which can affect the quality of life of these patients. These symptoms can be associated with the proposed treatments or the progression of the disease. Care services and health professionals need to take the responsibility for controlling the symptoms in order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.
The purpose of this Research Topic is to gather articles discussing pain and symptom management (e.g., dyspnea, cachexia, bleeding, and tumor wound) in cancer patients. There are several options for the route of analgesic administration (i.e intravenous, intrathecal, oral, transdermal, subcutaneous, and topical) to achieve adequate pain control in cancer patients. Selection of the appropriate treatment should address at best the underlying mechanism of the cancer pain or at least the nociceptive and/or neuropathic components of the pain. Results from any new research studies may provide a direction for better pain and symptom management in these patients, thus promoting a better quality of life.
We invite the academic community to submit manuscripts including but not limited to the following topics:
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures for cancer pain management
- Healthcare professionals' knowledge and beliefs related to cancer pain management
- Tumor wound: Smell control and bleeding control
- Perceptions of suffering and spiritual well-being among cancer patients
- Cachexia: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
- Dyspnea Control in cancer patients