Molecular Biomarkers & Diagnosis

Pharmacological Treatment of Cancer Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Literature Review

Abstract

Sabrina Zi Yi Tee and Krishna Sruthi Vydyula

Cancer induced nausea and vomiting has detrimental effects on health of patients. This review describes what causes this cancer induced nausea and vomiting as well as what are current available pharmacological treatments of this condition. The review concludes that although pharmacological treatments are a good way of treatment and it has many side effects and currently needs much improvement. The improvement can be brought by better understanding of functioning of receptors and pathways involved in causing nausea and vomiting.