Symons-2008

Methods Expert review
Participants and Country Overview of cancer of unknown primary targeted at nurses.
Interventions Gives some suggestions how nurses can help patients with CUP and their families
Outcomes Uncertainty about primary tumour site
“Not knowing where cancer has originated accentuates fear and anxiety”
Specific information needs for people with CUP
“It can seem incomprehensible to [people with CUP] that in this scientific age, with all the sophisticated diagnostic imaging techniques available, a primary tumour is invisible and that there are no clearly defined treatment paths.”
“Knowledge can help dispel the fear of this diagnosis, and a social network that offers patients emotional support, information and practical assistance has been shown to prolong and enhance life.”
Notes

From: Guideline chapter 3, Factors Influencing Management

Cover of Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Malignant Disease of Unknown Primary Origin
Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Malignant Disease of Unknown Primary Origin.
NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 104.
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