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Efficacy and safety of levodropropizine and dihydrocodeine on nonproductive cough in primary and metastatic lung cancer.

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Nonproductive cough is a frequent and distressing symptom in patients with lung cancer, and it is not even relieved by palliative chemotherapy. A double-blind, randomized clinical trial regarding the treatment of nonproductive cough was performed in 140 adults with primary lung cancer or metastatic

Levodropropizine in the management of cough associated with cancer or nonmalignant chronic disease--a systematic review.

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Cough associated with cancer or nonmalignant chronic disease is common and distressing. Levodropropizine, a peripherally acting drug, has been used as an alternative antitussive to opioids. The authors aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of levodropropizine in relieving cough associated with

Cough in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Longitudinal Observational Study of Characterization and Clinical Associations.

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BACKGROUND Cough is common in patients with lung cancer, and current antitussive treatments are suboptimal. There are little published data describing cough in patients with lung cancer or work assessing clinical associations. The aim of this study is to fill that gap. METHODS This was a

The experience of cough in patients diagnosed with lung cancer.

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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the patient experience of cough in a population of patients with lung cancer. METHODS A qualitative exploratory study design was developed and elicited the views of 26 patients with lung cancer who had current or past experience with cough. RESULTS The

Understanding cough and its management in lung cancer.

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OBJECTIVE This article summarizes the current understanding of cough in lung cancer, strategies for its management and highlights areas where further research is warranted.Cough is common, severe and distressing for many lung cancer patients. Currently few effective cough interventions exist for

Aprepitant for Cough Suppression in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Randomized Trial.

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Although cough is a common and distressing symptom in lung cancer patients, there is almost no evidence to guide management. Aprepitant, a centrally acting neurokinin-1 inhibitor, significantly decreased cough frequency in a pilot study.Patients with

Hydrocodone for cough in advanced cancer.

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Cough is a common symptom in advanced cancer. Hydrocodone is the antitussive of choice in our palliative medicine inpatient unit. We reviewed the pharmacy records for the use of hydrocodone for all cancer admissions to our unit from May 1996 to December 1998. Median treatment duration with

Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.

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BACKGROUND Cough among patients with lung cancer is a common but often undertreated symptom. We used a 2015 Cochrane systematic review, among other sources of evidence, to update the recommendations and suggestions of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) 2006 guideline on this

A phase II study of hydrocodone for cough in advanced cancer.

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OBJECTIVE Cough is a common symptom in advanced cancer. The use of hydrocodone as an antitussive has not been studied previously in this setting. This study evaluates hydrocodone for cough in advanced cancer METHODS The results presented are from a phase II study with dose

Paroxetine for the treatment of intractable and persistent cough in patients diagnosed with cancer.

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Intractable and persistent cough is experienced by more than a third of patients with advanced cancer, with a significant negative impact on quality of life. Pharmacological treatment has been of little help in some patients. Limited evidence suggests novel agents such as paroxetine

Gabapentin for Cough in Cancer.

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Cough is a common problem among cancer patients, especially lung cancer patients. Gabapentin has been shown to be effective in reducing cough number and severity in patients with idiopathic refractory cough. The authors report here the successful use of gabapentin at usual doses to treat cough in

Management of cough in advanced cancer.

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Cough is a common symptom in cancer, with causes that can be benign or malignant. When severe, it affects patients' quality of life and well being. Treatment begins with a detailed history and careful physical examination, followed by chest imaging. Managing cough is directed at correcting the

An approach to cough in cancer patients.

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Cough is a distressing and disabling symptom in cancer patients. Based on an understanding of the physiology of the cough reflex and the pathophysiology of cough in cancer patients, a systematic approach to the management of this symptom is presented.

Analysis of factors related to chronic cough after lung cancer surgery.

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In this study, we investigated the relationship between chronic cough and clinicopathological features in postoperative patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy for the treatment of postoperative chronic cough in patients

Cough dynamics in oesophageal cancer: prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications.

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The value of the cough reflex and its pressure and flow in the immediate postoperative period was measured in patients who underwent subtotal oesophagectomy and reconstruction for oesophageal cancer and other thoracic surgery. Twenty-two patients with subtotal oesophagectomy and reconstruction were

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