Chemotherapy Disadvantages

- Palliative care and lack of it (the patient with torturous pains caused by side effects of full dose rounds of chemotherapy and ovarian cancer did not get the right of controlled analgesia).

Since prevention is the most significant cancer preventing tool, it is essential that cancer be discovered as soon as possible prior to infecting the whole body. The symptoms of cancer will depend based on the location, size, and how greatly it influences the organs or tissues. If a cancer cell has extended over large area of the body, then symptoms will definitely appear in various parts of the body. When a cancer

Individuals with cancer are predisposed to infection and are at a greatly increased risk for death from infection-related illnesses. In addition to the immunosuppressive effects of the cancer itself, individuals with cancer may be at increase risk for infection due to surgery and treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation. Frequent hospital stays and devices such as indwelling catheters

Geraldine current problems include pain. There are many causes of cancer pain, but often cancer pain occurs when a tumor presses on nerves or body organs or when cancer cells invade bones or body organs. Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery also may cause pain. (Melinda R., 2017)

Identification of pain has been the most feared and common symptom of cancer (Sloan, et al. 1999). The joint project that includes primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care were successful in breaking down the barriers that crossed traditional boundaries in cancer care. Steering committee member were identified and meetings took place between multi-professional teams and project coordinators to identify their issues and concerns and communication, discharge, pain management and symptom control were identified. Multidisciplinary groups worked were

The main concern of Mrs R is chronic pain related to bone pain due to bone cancer with metastatic cancer in the liver as evidenced by the presence of verbal and behavioural indicators of pain such as anxiety, concerns and tension, grimacing, complaints when ambulating with a walker and a pain level of 8/10 at 8:00am.

Pain, which is defined in its widest sense as an emotion which is the opposite of pleasure (White, 2004, p.455), is one of the major symptoms of cancer, affecting a majority of sufferers at some point during their condition (De Conno & Caraceni, 1996, p.8). The World Health Organization (WHO, 2009, online) suggests that relief from pain may be achieved in more than 90 percent of patients;

Fear of falling and lost capacity associated with chemotherapy is associated with falls. Niederer et al. (2014) cite that strength, particularly in the lower extremities, tends to alter gait and balance. Also, a common side effect of most chemotherapy treatments is neuropathy. Neuropathy can alter sensation in the lower extremities increasing the risk of a fall. Through these physical changes, oncology patients may become more fearful of ambulating, thus limiting their overall mobility (Niederer et al., 2014).

Due to cancer including over 100 different diseases it can cause almost any type of symptom through both direct and indirect mechanisms. The American Cancer Society lists the following as general symptoms that if persist for a long period of time and worsen, might be indicative of the presence of cancer, unexplained weight loss, fever, fatigue, pain and skin changes such as itching, excessive hair growth, hyperpigmentation, jaundice and reddened skin. These symptoms, due to their wide variety, aren’t expected to solely lead to an individual diagnosis.

According to Lossignol (2012, p.10) cancer treatment can also result in pain, thus, two major ways to alleviate the pain include considering the aetiology

I realized that I myself have not dealt with a patient who has just found out about a diagnosis of a specific cancer. It was hard to identify with his patient personally in an emotional/physical way. Since I had not dealt with this previously, I tried to put myself in her shoes and to realize and take into consideration everything she was saying. I asked her what it feels like within her body and what her pain characteristics were. She stated “aching and constant pain all over” as an example of how she herself would describe her pain. I also wanted to change any stimuli that may have been a trigger. I decreased the stimulation by closing the blinds, lights, turning the volume down of the TV, helping the patient back to bed, and closing the door (which the patient agreed to and verbalized it was helpful).

Many people believe that the symptoms of cancer are not present until the malignant tumor has spread beyond the stages at which it can be treated. This is not entirely true. Some types of cancer tend to be particularly "elusive" and do not manifest themselves in any way. However, most forms of the condition have noticeable symptoms. The problem is that they are usually similar to the ones of common and much less serious illnesses.

Many humans in the world suffer from cancer. This disease has caused many people to lose their life or even their loved one’s life. Researchers have done many studies to try and tackle this deadly infection, but everything they have tried has either caused cancer to progress or come

TCM believes that the main pathogenesis of cancer is deficiency of vital Qi and the invasion of toxic pathogen, and then lead to a local accumulation of pathological waste products with phlegm coagulation, Qi stagnation, blood stasis, and toxin retention at a later time. Pain in cancer patient may cause by obstruction of Qi and blood. Pain is a common symptom of advanced cancer, when damage of vital Qi and lead to deficiency of vital Qi and blood, tendon-meridian lack of nourish at a later time, “non nourishes lead to pain”. So when Qi stagnation and Blood stasis will be result to “obstruction lead to pain”. In Huangdi Neijing (“The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon”) , this text states: main etiology of pain may arise from cold and heat, main pathogenesis

Treating pain associated with cancer is very complex. Significant factors with the initial intensity of pain are metastasis to the bony area, temporary pain despite administering other pain medications, below the age of 60-year-old and bad result in the (KPS) Karnofsky performance scale (Caraceni & Portenoy, 1999).