Application status and development of ESAS in the symptom assessment of cancer patients

Patients with advanced cancer are often accompanied by a variety of symptoms due to disease or treatment, and it is necessary to choose a scientific assessment tool to assess and manage these symptoms. The Edmonton symptom assessment scale (ESAS) is a brief, easy to complete, and comprehensive assessment tool for the common symptoms of patients with advanced cancer. ESAS has been translated into many languages and it is widely used in many countries. In the course of using, the structure and contents of the original scale are adjusted, and the ESAS is more perfect, besides, its reliability and validity are validated, and it is used in the research of evaluation by others. Key words: Review; Edmonton symptom assessment scale; Symptom assessment; Symptom burden