The Comparison of Sucking Ice Bits With Plain Water and Ice Bits Containing of Mint Extract on Nausea and Vomiting During Chemotherapy in Patients Suffering from Breast Cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarpooshi HR ◽  
Haddadi M ◽  
Mazandarani MS ◽  
Borghabani R
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Plain Water

scholarly journals LEMON AROMATHERAPY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO REDUCE THE INTENSITY OF CHEMOTHERAPY-RELATED NAUSEA AND VOMITING EXPERIENCED BY THE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Puji Hastuti ◽  
Yuli Nurhayati ◽  
Dwi Ernawati ◽  
Christina Yuliastuti ◽  
Merina Widyastuti
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Abnormal Tissue

ABSTRACT Introduction : The mechanism of breast cancer is the cells growing and breeding become appear abnormal tissue of breast. One of the common treatments for it is chemotherapy using cytotoxic drugs. However, chemotherapy may cause nausea and vomiting as its side effects. Lemon aromatherapy is a complementary therapy in patients with breast cancer who experience nausea or vomiting. The study’s purpose was to know the effect of lemon aromatherapy on the intensity of nausea and vomiting experienced by the breast cancer patients as an effect of chemoterapy in the Chemo Center Room of RSAL Dr. Ramelan Surabaya. Material and Methods : The study was the pre-experimental design with pre-post test without control group. There are two variables, lemon aromatherapy is independent, and the intensity of nausea and vomiting is dependent. The sampling technique was nonprobability purposive sampling, with 34 breast cancer patients taken as the sample. A questionnaire was the instrument for collecting the data. The Data collected were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Test (α = 0,05). Results : The study’s result indicated that the lemon aromatherapy was effectively to decrease of the intensity of nausea and vomiting exeperienced by the respondents, with the value of Wilcoxon test p < 0.001. Conclusion : Lemon aromatherapy stimulates the raphe nucleus to produce serotonin. Which function to generate a sense of comfort and calm. For that reason, it can be used as an alternative for taking care of nausea and vomiting experienced by patients with breast cancer as the side effect of chemotherapy. Keywords:  Lemon Aromatherapy, Nausea, Vomiting, Chemotherapy  

Aprepitant as prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in anthracyclines and cyclophosphamide-based regimen for adjuvant breast cancer

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Icro Meattini ◽  
Giulio Francolini ◽  
Vieri Scotti ◽  
Carla De Luca Cardillo ◽  
Sabrina Cappelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Adjuvant Breast Cancer

scholarly journals Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with breast cancer: a prospective cohort study

Breast Cancer ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoichi Naito ◽  
Yuichiro Kai ◽  
Takashi Ishikawa ◽  
Tomoyuki Fujita ◽  
Kanou Uehara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting
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