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Nausea and Vomiting (PDQ®)     
Last Modified: 10/02/2009
Health Professional Version
Changes to This Summary (10/02/2009)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Overview 1

Added Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program as reference 10 2.

Prevention of Acute/Delayed Emesis 3

Added text 4 on a trial comparing palonosetron plus dexamethasone to granisetron plus dexamethasone for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (cited Saito et al. as reference 41).

Added text 5 to state that much of the research on marijuana and chemotherapy-related nausea is decades old and that cannabinoids have not been compared head-to-head with some of the newer antiemetic agents.



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1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nausea/HealthProfessional
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2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nausea/HealthProfessional
/276.cdr#Section_276
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nausea/HealthProfessional
/66.cdr#Section_66
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nausea/HealthProfessional
/213.cdr#Section_213
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nausea/HealthProfessional
/108.cdr#Section_108