PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Laura K. Shoemaker AU - Bassam Estfan AU - Raghava Induru AU - T. Declan Walsh TI - Symptom management: An important part of cancer care AID - 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10053 DP - 2011 Jan 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 25--34 VI - 78 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/1/25.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/1/25.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2011 Jan 01; 78 AB - Physicians can do a better job of palliating symptoms and improving the quality of life of cancer patients if they understand the principles of symptom management. We review the general principles of symptom management for fatigue, anorexia, constipation, dyspnea, nausea, and vomiting.