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Symptom correlates in the gero-oncology population.

Reiner A, Lacasse C

College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. reinera@ohsu.edu

OBJECTIVES: To review recently published studies that describe the presence of selected cancer-related symptoms and relationships between them in the gero-oncology population. DATA SOURCES: Research studies, review articles, and government documents. CONCLUSION: Cancer-related symptoms have been studied for over two decades, yet little is known about the functional effects of age on the disease experience. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses are encouraged to consider symptoms related to other chronic illnesses that contribute to an older person's daily living when planning oncology nursing care.

Published 6 February 2006 in Semin Oncol Nurs, 22(1): 20-30.
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