Antonarakis E S, Hain R D W
University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2004 Sep;89(9):877-80. doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.037341.
The function of cytotoxics is to damage cells, and it makes teleological sense for the body to expel them as soon after ingestion as possible. Ideally, from the body's point of view, they should simply be avoided, and it is not surprising that the experience of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is powerfully aversive. Nausea and vomiting were once among the most intractable and unpleasant experiences of a child undergoing treatment for cancer.
细胞毒性药物的作用是损伤细胞,身体尽快在摄入后将它们排出具有目的论意义。理想情况下,从身体的角度来看,应该完全避免接触这些药物,化疗引起的恶心和呕吐(CINV)体验具有强烈的厌恶感也就不足为奇了。恶心和呕吐曾经是癌症患儿在接受治疗过程中最棘手、最难受的经历之一。