A Prospective Exploration of Symptom Burden Clusters in Women With Breast Cancer During Chemotherapy Treatment
December 2016
in “
Supportive Care in Cancer
”
TLDR Core symptoms in breast cancer chemotherapy remain stable, aiding targeted interventions.
The study prospectively established that symptom clusters in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy remained stable over time, with a foundation of core symptoms. This understanding was expected to assist in creating effective interventions focused on these core symptoms to reduce the symptom burden for patients receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer.