Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 168-174, August 2010

Symptom Clusters in Individuals Living With Advanced Cancer

  • Peg Esper

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Peg Esper, MSN, MSA, RN, APRN-BC, AOCN®, Nurse Practitioner, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, C429 MIB, SPC 5843, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5843.

Objectives

To discuss issues related to symptom clusters in patients living with advanced cancer.

Data Sources

Research and review articles.

Conclusion

The importance for symptom cluster evaluation in oncology has been documented; however, there remain a number of inconsistencies in the literature as to the best way to accomplish this. Individuals living with advanced cancer are often dealing with symptoms from their disease, as well as prior and current therapies. Research related to patients receiving long-term cancer therapies and the symptom clusters experienced by this group of individuals is needed.

Implications For Nursing Practice

Understanding the intricacies of symptom clusters in this population is an area for future research.

Key Words: Symptom clusters, advanced illness

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PII: S0749-2081(10)00027-6

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2010.05.002

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 168-174, August 2010

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