Revue de pneumologie clinique 2008-Apr
[Managing nausea and vomiting in thoracic oncology].
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Nausea and vomiting are frequent symptoms that deteriorate the quality of life of lung cancer patients. They are most often iatrogenic and related to chemotherapy based on platinum salts; they can also be evidence of metastasis to the brain or hypercalcemia. Understanding the physiopathological mechanisms at work can make it possible to adopt effective therapeutic measures that are specific to each etiological context.