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Antiemetic treatment in cancer patients

Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2018

Abstract

Nausea and vomiting belong to the most frequent adverse events of oncology treatment and also frequent symptoms accompanyingmalignant diseases, analgetics therapy or psychologic disorders. Often are seen in patients in palliative care.

They aresymptoms which decrease qaulity od life, nutritional status and also performance status and can threat run of oncology treatment.Many antiemetics could be currently used. Important posibility of antiemetics is in their prophylactic use.

It is necessary to findthe cause of these symptoms.