Antiemetics in children receiving chemotherapy

Antiemetics in cancer chemotherapy.

Nausea and vomiting induced by several cancer chemotherapy agents is often the most distressing side effect of treatment. The mechanisms are quite complex. The vomiting center in the reticular formation can be stimulated by either afferent stimuli from the gastrointestinal tract or by the chemoreceptor trigger zone (e1Z). The latter is probably the primary site for emetic activity of most cance...

Learned taste aversions in children receiving chemotherapy.

Children with neoplastic diseases were offered an unusual ice cream before their drug treatments. Patients experiencing gastrointestinal toxicity due to the drugs were subsequently less likely to choose that ice cream again than controls. This suggests that taste aversions induced by drug-associated symptoms may contribute to the appetite loss experienced by cancer patients.

Assessment of antibody titers and immunity to Hepatitis B in children receiving chemotherapy

Abstract Background There is a decrease in vaccine-specific antibody to certain vaccine-preventable diseases in children after chemotherapy, but the frequency of non-immune patients is not clear. In the present case-control study, was taken under investigation protection level to Hepatitis B infection in children 6 months after completing chemotherapy. Materials and Methods In this study 6...

Fatigue and physical performance in children and adolescents receiving chemotherapy.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between physical performance and fatigue in child and adolescent cohorts during the first three cycles of chemotherapy. DESIGN Prospective, observational design. SETTING Two pediatric cancer centers in the upper Midwest region of the United States. SAMPLE 16 children and 14 adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer. METHODS Standardized instr...

Food aversions in children receiving chemotherapy for cancer.