Management of chronic cough in palliative care. Always a challenge.

The impact of cough on patients and relatives is often underestimated. Patients may need symptomatic treatment when cough is persistent or affects sleep and quality of life. When considering other treatment methods to control cough caused by cancer, there are available for clinicians a variety of pharmacologic agents to relieve cough. Early recognition of cancerrelated symptoms can improve management strategies, patient compliance and quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Impactul tusei asupra pacienţilor şi rudelor este adesea subestimat. Pacienţii pot necesita tratament simptomatic când tusea este persistentă sau le afectează somnul şi calitatea vieţii. Înainte de a decide asupra altor tipuri de tratament pentru controlul tusei legate de cancer, clinicienilor le rămâne un spectru larg de agenţi farmacologici cu scopul de a ameliora tusea. Recunoaşterea timpurie a simptomelor legate de cancer poate îmbunătăţi strategiile de tratament, complianţa şi calitatea vieţii pacientului. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]