Methods: Patients (n = 264, 95% thoracotomies) provided data on the average and worst pain intensity, pain location, and comorbidities before, and at 1, 5, 9, and 12 months after surgery. Pain profiles were analyzed by latent class mixed models (LCMMs). Results: The occurrence of any...
Many factors go into determining the best treatment for lung cancer, including the stage of the disease, the specific type of cancer cells, the location in the lungs, and the general health of the patient. Surgeryto remove part of the lung, or in some cases an entire lung, may be perfor...
Many factors go into determining the best treatment for lung cancer, including the stage of the disease, the specific type of cancer cells, the location in the lungs, and the general health of the patient. Surgery to remove part of the lung, or in some cases an entire lung, may be perf...
In all cases, treatment selection depends on the patient’s overall health and preferences as well as characteristics of the tumour (e.g. size, location, type, stage). The following treatment modalities may be used singly or in combination13: SurgerySurgery for lung cancer involves the remova...
If you don't have a cancer diagnosis, keep in mind that there are many other, more common causes of back pain. They include everything from a strained muscle toarthritis. But if you also have symptoms like a long-lasting cough, a hard time breathing, or coughing up blood, see your do...
Using only the MPQ pain location, and the cancer and treatment data abstracted from medical records, each pain site was classified as nociceptive or neuropathic (etiology). Pain etiology and quality descriptors were tested for proportional differences with sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value ...
body. The most common symptoms include shortness of breath, a persistent cough or wheeze, chest pain, bloody sputum, unexplained weight loss, and susceptibility to lower respiratory infections. In cases where the cancer has spread beyond the lungs, visible lumps, jaundice, or bone pain may ...
Symptoms related to cancer: The growth of cancer and invasion of lung tissues and surrounding tissue may interfere with breathing, leading to symptoms such ascough, shortness of breath, wheezing,chest pain, andcoughingup blood (hemoptysis). If cancer has invaded nerves, for example, it may cause...
Small cell lung cancer is rarely localized, even when it is detected early. It is rarely treated with surgery. However, even when doctors think that the cancer is localized, it often comes back after surgery. It can come back either in the location where it first started. Or it can ...
Electronic Location Identifier: 17 Affiliations [1] 1Cancer Pain Program, McGill University Health Centre , Montreal, QC, Canada [2] 2Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre , Montreal, QC, Canada Author notes Edited by: Barbara Melosky, University of British Co...