Negative Impact of Chemotherapy on Breast Cancer Patients QOL - Utility of Antiemetic Treatment Guidelines and the Role of Race.

• Main Authors: Hassan, Bassam Abdul Rasool, Yusoff, Z.M.
• Format: Article
• Published: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/160/; http://www.apocpcontrol.org/page/apjcp_issues_view.php?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:21338191&key=2010.11.6.1523

Introduction: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most important worries of cancer patients. Although not life-threatening, it has a great negative impact on quality of life (QOL). Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of CINV (i.e., acute and delayed...