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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(15):1123-1124; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.15.1123
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 15, 1123-1124, August 7, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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Cancer Care Should Include Symptom Management, Panel Says

Linda Wang

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Although researchers have made substantial strides in the early detection and treatment of cancer, too many cancer patients with pain, depression, and fatigue receive inadequate treatment for their symptoms.

This was one of the main conclusions of an expert panel convened at the National Institutes of Health for a state-of-the-science conference focusing on the management of cancer symptoms. The panel, drawn from oncologists, pharmacists, pediatricians, nurses, psychiatrists, social workers, and cancer survivors, was charged with summarizing the evidence and providing directions for future research.

"[The conference] is one effort in a long sequence in the United States to call . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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