Cancer Carepartners: Improving patients' symptom management by engaging informal caregivers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous studies have found that cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy can effectively manage their own symptoms when given tailored advice. This approach, however, may challenge patients with poor performance status and/or emotion...

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Main Authors: Silveira Maria J, Given Charles W, Cease Kemp B, Sikorskii Alla, Given Barbara, Northouse Laurel L, Piette John D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/10/21