Persistent anticipatory nausea, vomiting, and anxiety in cured Hodgkin's disease patients after completion of chemotherapy

Abstract

Six to 140 months after completion of chemotherapy, 63% of 60 Hodgkin''s disease survivors experienced anticipatory nausea, 80% had anxiety, and 5% reported vomiting. Time since treatment and treatment severity were significantly associated with pervasiveness of nausea but not of anxiety.