Sentinel and networked symptoms in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy

Symptom network approach for management in cancer care

“…Oncology patients diagnosed with breast, gynecological, gastrointestinal, and lung cancer often experience ≥ 10 symptoms associated with the disease or treatment. 1 , 2 Even though an individual symptom may account for a significant amount of distress, the occurrence of multiple symptoms often results in a high symptom burden, significant impairment in functioning, and poorer quality of life. 1 There is an urgent need to identify the underlying mechanisms for symptoms in order to design effective symptom management.…”