CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED CONSTIPATION AND DIARRHOEA: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CURRENT AND EMERGING TREATMENTS

• Main Authors: Rachel M McQuade (Author), Vanesa Stojanovska (Author), Raquel Abalo (Author), Joel C Bornstein (Author), Kulmira Nurgali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gastrointestinal (GI) side-effects of chemotherapy are a debilitating and often overlooked clinical hurdle in cancer management. Chemotherapy-induced constipation (CIC) and diarrhoea (CID) present a constant challenge in the efficient and tolerable treatment of cancer and are amongst the primary con...