Journal article
Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report
A Molassiotis, JA Smith, P Mazzone, F Blackhall, RS Irwin
Chest | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2017
Abstract
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 topic.
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors have reported to CHEST the following: A. M. reports grants and honoraria from MSD Merck. J. A. S. is a named inventor on a patent owned by the University Hospital of South Manchester, which describes novel techniques for detecting cough from sound recordings; this patent is licensed to a medical device company, but J. A. S. has not received any financial rewards as a result. None declared (P. M., F. B., R. S. I.). Moreover, although R. S. I. is the Editor in Chief of CHEST, the review and all editorial decisions regarding this manuscript were made independently by others.