Introduction Pain Definition In June 2020, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) revised the definition of pain for the first time since 1979, after 2 years of development. The revised pain definition from the IASP reads as…
Introduction It has been estimated that about 235,760 people (119,100 men and 116.660 women) will be diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States in 2021. , 1 in 15 men and 1 in 17 women will be diagnosed with…
Introduction In 2020, lung cancer was the second most diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide causing an estimated 1.8 million deaths. This disease is broadly divided into two histologic subtypes: small cell (SCLC) and nonsmall cell…
Introduction The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) reports that the majority of cancer patients will experience some amount of fatigue during their treatment course. Fatigue can be due to the physical and psychological impacts of cancer and a consequence…
Case Study A 63-year-old woman with a 30-pack-year history of smoking presented with mid-back pain and was found to have 4 cm right upper lobe mass. She was diagnosed with T3N0 nonsmall cell lung carcinoma by CT-guided biopsy. She was…
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Since the 1980s, multiple studies and organizations have demonstrated the benefit of exercise intervention and physical activity in oncology patients. Although there is limited large-scale research regarding its benefits in…
Survivorship The number of cancer survivors is estimated to continue to grow given advancements in detection and treatment of cancer. Survivorship begins from the time of diagnosis and lasts throughout one's life, and thus is ideally integrated into the cancer…
Background In the last decade, there has been a growing awareness of the importance of psychosocial screening and intervention as part of comprehensive cancer care. The negative effects of psychosocial distress and anxiety on health outcomes have been increasingly reported…
Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Palliative Care as “an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of…
Background Bone is a frequent and early site of metastases for patients with lung cancer. Literature reports that 20%–40% of lung cancer patients will develop bone metastases and that up to 80% of these osseous lesions will be diagnosed during…