SUMMARY

OncologySTAT Editorial Team

Nausea and vomiting are common and extremely distressing side effects associated with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in patients with cancer. Research has shown that the incidence is often underestimated by clinicians. Uncontrolled, these side effects have direct metabolic, nutritional, and physical implications, which may ultimately lead to quality-of-life deterioration and treatment noncompliance. Advances made in pharmacologic management of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy...