TABLE 2 Physical symptoms in lung cancer and their qualifying guidance for therapeutic interventions
Physical symptomsReferences
Tumour-related
 Dyspnoea[27, 29, 30]
 Pain[27, 28, 31]
 Superior vena cava syndrome[2729]
 Endotracheobronchial obstruction[2729]
 Haemoptysis[2729]
 Tracheobronchial-oesophageal fistula[27, 28]
 Pleural effusion[2729]
 Hoarseness[29]
 Cough[27, 29, 30, 32]
 Fatigue[27, 30]
 Bone metastases[27, 29, 33, 34]
 Brain metastases[27, 29]
 Spinal cord compression[27, 29, 35]
 Cachexia/muscle wasting[27, 28, 30]
 Venous thromboembolic disease[27, 3639]
 Hypercalcaemia[28, 29]
 Hyponatraemia/SIADH[28, 40, 41]
Therapy-related
 Nausea/vomiting[28, 42, 43]
 Anaemia[28, 44, 45]
 Neutropenia[28, 4649]
 Thrombopenia[50]
 Radiotherapy-induced pneumonitis/pulmonary fibrosis[28, 51]
 Dermatitis[28, 51]
 Mucositis[28, 5153]
 Post-thoracotomy pain[54]
  • SIADH: syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion.