Prophylactic Management of Radiation-Induced Nausea and Vomiting

Table 2

Individual risk factors adapted from [1].

Risk factor	Risk score
Age
>55 years	0
<55 years	1
Sex
Male	1
Female	2
Alcohol consumption
Yes (>100 g/day)	0
No	1
Previous nausea & vomiting
Yes	1
No	0
Anxiety
Yes	1
No	0
Risk profile (4 = normal risk ∣ 5-6 high risk)