Controlling symptoms can lead to improved quality of life for end-of-life patients
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Healthcare workers can most directly affect quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced stage lung cancer by helping manage symptoms such as pain, lack of energy, shortness of breath, coughing, difficulty sleeping and dry mouth, according to a study recently published in the journal Oncology Nursing Forum.