TY - JOUR
T1 - The symptoms of advanced lung cancer in terminal stage
AU - Aoe, Keisuke
AU - Fujiwara, Keiichi
AU - Katayama, Hideki
AU - Maeda, Tadashi
AU - Yuzurio, Shouta
AU - Takao, Kazushi
AU - Makihata, Kiyoshi
AU - Murakami, Kazuo
AU - Moriyama, Michihiko
AU - Eda, Ryosuke
AU - Takeyama, Hiroyasu
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - Symptoms of 63 advanced lung cancer patients who died in National Sanyo Hospital were studied during their terminal stage. Median age was 71 years old and only 41% of all patients received best supportive care. The most common symptoms were anorexia (92%), dyspnea (91%), general fatigue (86%), constipation (68%), pain (65%), insomnia (65%), and rattling (57%). Anorexia and pain were most frequent at 14 days before death, and dyspnea was most frequent at 7 days before death. Dyspnea and pain were observed in 30% of all patients on the day of death.
AB - Symptoms of 63 advanced lung cancer patients who died in National Sanyo Hospital were studied during their terminal stage. Median age was 71 years old and only 41% of all patients received best supportive care. The most common symptoms were anorexia (92%), dyspnea (91%), general fatigue (86%), constipation (68%), pain (65%), insomnia (65%), and rattling (57%). Anorexia and pain were most frequent at 14 days before death, and dyspnea was most frequent at 7 days before death. Dyspnea and pain were observed in 30% of all patients on the day of death.
KW - Lung cancer
KW - Palliative care medicine
KW - Terminal stage
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:29344432982
SN - 0021-1699
VL - 59
SP - 539
EP - 542
JO - IRYO - Japanese Journal of National Medical Services
JF - IRYO - Japanese Journal of National Medical Services
IS - 10
ER -
