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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
Volume 28, Issue 5, Pages 350-355Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110391464
Keywords
cancer; symptom; prevalence; severity; primary site; symptom assessment
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- Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation
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Knowledge of differences in symptom experience between cancer sites may help better understand symptom pathophysiology. A total of 38 symptoms in 796 consecutive patients with advanced cancer were retrospectively analyzed. Symptom prevalence and severity were compared among the 12 primary site groups (PSGs) by the chi-square test. Pairwise comparisons determined which sites differed. Pain, fatigue, weakness, lack of energy, and anorexia had the highest overall prevalence but did not differ among PSGs. The 3 most common neuropsychological symptoms (insomnia, depression, and anxiety) also did not vary among PSGs. Nineteen (50%) symptoms varied significantly between PSGs, in prevalence (17), severity (14), or both (12). Nine of 17, 6 of 14, and 6 of 12 were gastrointestinal symptoms. Symptoms which varied by PSGs can be included in cancer site-specific symptom assessment instruments.
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