Wednesday 16 October 2019

MASCC recommendations on the management of constipation in patients with advanced cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2019 August 9
Andrew Davies, Charlotte Leach, Ricardo Caponero, Andrew Dickman, et al

The Palliative Care Study Group of the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer produced 15 recommendations, with varying levels of evidence and so varying categories of guideline. The recommendations relate to the assessment, the treatment, and the re-assessment of constipation. and provide a framework for the management of constipation in advanced cancer.