“…This study included patients who (1) were aged 19 years or older, (2) were diagnosed with cancer, (3) received chemotherapy including docetaxel (above 50 mg/m 2 ) that contained ethanol, (4) had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2, (5) could read and understand documents written in Korean, and (6) signed the informed consent form. The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) could not read and write the survey documents, (2) with significant neurological or psychiatric disorder, (3) metastasis to the central nervous system, (4) active hepatitis, (5) significant anemia (hemoglobin < 9 g/dL), ( 6) abnormal liver function test results (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, or total bilirubin ≥ two times or more than the upper limits of the normal range), (7) received chemotherapeutic drug(s) containing ethanol except docetaxel, (8) consumed alcohol within 24 h before docetaxel administration, (9) intake of hypnotics or sedatives within 24 h before docetaxel administration, (10) pregnant or breastfeeding, (11) participated in another clinical trial or had a plan to participate during the study period, (12) and deemed not suitable to participate in the study as judged by the investigator.…”