A Prospective Exploration of Symptom Burden Clusters in Women With Breast Cancer During Chemotherapy Treatment

    December 2016 in “ Supportive Care in Cancer ”
    Maria Browall, Yvonne Brandberg, Salmir Nasic, Per Rydberg, Jonas Bergh, Andreas Rydén, Hanjing Xie, Iréne Eriksson, Yvonne Wengström
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    Studysummary This study found that symptom clusters in patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer are stable over time, suggesting that targeting core symptoms may help reduce symptom burden. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    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.
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