Patient-reported symptoms in lung cancer survivors after radiotherapy treatment
Antonio Lazo Prados,
Spain
PO-1258
Abstract
Patient-reported symptoms in lung cancer survivors after radiotherapy treatment
Authors: Antonio Lazo Prados1, José Carlos Villén Villén2, Alejandro Heredia Ciuró,3, Laura López López3, María Granados Santiago3, Marie Carmen Valenza3
1H. U. San Cecilio, Radiation Oncology, Granada, Spain; 2H. Regional, Radiation Oncology, Málaga, Spain; 3Granada University, Physiotherapy, Granada, Spain
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Purpose or Objective
Radiotherapy implies the apoptosis of tumoral cells but also normal cells due to the radiation toxicity, resulting in several side effects. Knowing the presence of
these symptoms allow an improvement in the global approach of these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of patient-reported
symptoms in lung cancer survivors after completing radiotherapy treatment.
Material and Methods
In this observational study, lung cancer survivors with different stage treated with radiotherapy were included. These patients were evaluated one year after
completing the radiotherapy treatment, and they were compared to a healthy control group matched by age and gender. This study evaluated the presence of
different reported symptoms: dyspnea, fatigue, cough and health status. Dyspnea was evaluated with the Borg scale, fatigue was measured with Fatigue Severity
Scale (FSS), cough with Cough Assessment Test (COAT), and health Status was evaluated with a Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Results
A total of 56 patients and 56 controls were included in this study. Results are presented in the following table:
Table 1. Reported symptoms in the studied subjects
Conclusion
Lung cancer survivors report to suffer dyspnea, fatigue, cough and a poor health status after completing radiotherapy treatment.