TY - JOUR
T1 - Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
T2 - Drug management in theory and in practice
AU - Antonarakis, E. S.
AU - Hain, R. D.W.
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - The function of cytotoxics is to damage cells, and it makes teleological sense for the body to expel them as soon after ingestion as possible. Ideally, from the body's point of view, they should simply be avoided, and it is not surprising that the experience of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is powerfully aversive. Nausea and vomiting were once among the most intractable and unpleasant experiences of a child undergoing treatment for cancer.
AB - The function of cytotoxics is to damage cells, and it makes teleological sense for the body to expel them as soon after ingestion as possible. Ideally, from the body's point of view, they should simply be avoided, and it is not surprising that the experience of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is powerfully aversive. Nausea and vomiting were once among the most intractable and unpleasant experiences of a child undergoing treatment for cancer.
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U2 - 10.1136/adc.2003.037341
DO - 10.1136/adc.2003.037341
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15321871
AN - SCOPUS:4444299440
VL - 89
SP - 877
EP - 880
JO - Sexually Transmitted Infections
JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections
SN - 1368-4973
IS - 9
ER -