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Cancer-related post-treatment pain and its impact on treatment satisfaction with medication in women with breast cancer: a cross-sectional study from Palestine
BackgroundPain after therapy is an important clinical problem in patients with breast cancer. Unfortunately, cancer patients have a lower quality of...
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor rs6265 polymorphism is associated with severe cancer-related fatigue and neuropathic pain in female cancer survivors
PurposeThis study examined the relationships between a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of brain-derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ) rs6265 and...
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Intravenous Methadone for Perioperative and Chronic Cancer Pain: A Review of the Literature
Intravenous methadone may be useful in acute and chronic pain management compared with other opioids because of its pharmacokinetic and...
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Everything old is new again. revisiting hypophysectomy for the treatment of refractory cancer-related pain: a systematic review
Cancer-related pain is a common and debilitating condition that can significantly affect the quality of life of patients. Opioids, NSAIDs, and...
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Nomogram for predicting opioid-induced nausea and vomiting for cancer pain patients
ObjectiveOpioid-induced nausea and vomiting are frequently observed as an adverse effect in the treatment of cancer-related pain. The factors that...
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Cancer pain and alcohol self-medication
BackgroundCancer survivors are at increased risk of pain due to their either cancer and/or treatments. Substances like alcohol may be used to...
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Association between chronic pain and quality of life in long-term breast cancer survivors: a prospective analysis
PurposePain is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is highly prevalent among breast cancer survivors. Pain and quality of life (QOL) are...
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The Effect of Exercise on Pain in People with Cancer: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis
IntroductionCancer-related pain is common and undertreated. Exercise is known to have a pain-relieving effect in non-cancer pain.
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Pharmacological treatment of cancer pain and opioid induced nausea and vomiting: online survey and comparison with current guidelines
PurposeWe assumed that in Palliative Care, even in common clinical situations, the choice of drugs differs substantially between physicians....
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Feasibility and pilot testing of a personalized eHealth intervention for pain science education and self-management for breast cancer survivors with persistent pain: a mixed-method study
PurposeHere, we describe the development and pilot study of a personalized eHealth intervention containing a pain science education program and...
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MASCC guideline: cannabis for cancer-related pain and risk of harms and adverse events
BackgroundApproximately 18% of patients with cancer use cannabis at one time as palliation or treatment for their cancer. We performed a systematic...
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Audit of Pain Management After Colorectal Surgeries in a Tertiary Care Cancer Hospital
Surgery for gastrointestinal malignancy is associated with severe post-operative pain, which if inadequately treated, can lead to pulmonary...
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Effects of Opioids on Immune and Endocrine Function in Patients with Cancer Pain
Opioids are an important treatment in managing cancer pain. Uncontrolled pain can be detrimental to function and quality of life. Common adverse...
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Breast cancer survivors with pain: an examination of the relationships between body mass index, physical activity, and symptom burden
PurposeOverweight and obesity are common for breast cancer survivors and associated with high symptom burden (i.e., pain, fatigue, depressive...
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Examining the effects of physician burnout on pain management for patients with advanced lung cancer
PurposePhysician burnout is generally associated with worse clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of physician...
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Widespread distribution and altered pain processing in head and neck cancer survivors at long-term after treatment
PurposeRadiotherapy (RT) treatment in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients may induce long-term sequels as pain, which nowadays is not fully...
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Prevention of persistent pain with lidocaine infusions in breast cancer surgery (PLAN): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
BackgroundPersistent pain is a common yet debilitating complication after breast cancer surgery. Given the pervasive effects of this pain disorder on...
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Improvement in patient-reported pain among patients with metastatic cancer and its association with opioid prescribing
PurposeOpioids are a mainstay of cancer pain management; however, patients with metastatic cancer are often excluded from studies, leading to a lack...
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The Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain in Patients with Bone Metastasis: a descriptive cohort study
PurposeWe describe the prevalence of the Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain (ECS-CP) features in patients with bone metastasis and...
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Once again... breakthrough cancer pain: an updated overview
Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is a complex and variegate phenomenon that may change its presentation during the course of patients’ disease in the...