Most assessed short-term impact and did not evaluate for reduction in chronic pain. Such interventions require rigorous effectiveness testing to meet the growing needs of post-treatment pain in breast cancer. A detailed understanding of components of web-based interventions and their individual impact ...
Chronic pain syndromes in cancer survivors have many sources. The adverse effects of cancer treatments, which can overlap and amplify one another, are increasingly appreciated as contributing to the pain experience of these patients. Dr. Paice typically sees 5 different cancer treatment-related syndrome...
For the projected 1,638,910 patients with a diagnosis of cancer this year, the great majority of them (75–90%) will experience cancer-related pain. A growing number of these patients will turn to complementary and alternative therapies to assist with the management of their pain and other ...
The biology of pathways involved in nausea, neuropathy and pain are being studied and deciphered, leading to supportive strategies that allow patients to center their lives and focus on the things that matter most: family, work and everything that was important before cancer came along. In par...
The Role of Opioids in Managing Chronic Non-cancer Pain The use of opioids for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain has become more widespread recently. Available data support the short-term use of opioids i... LS Ban,SA Schug - 《Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore》 被引量...
Cancer treatments can cause a variety of side effects, including fatigue, hair loss, and skin problems. Learn how to manage these and other side effects.
A great deal of effort is being expended at national, state and local levels to improve cancer pain management in the United States. The fact that cancer patients continue to experience “unrelieved pain” is of concern to professional caregivers and families, as well as to the patients themselv...
In the developed world, approximately one in three individuals will be diagnosed with cancer and one-half of those will die of progressive disease (1). At least 75% of patients with cancer develop pain before death. It is therefore not surprising that pain is one of the most feared conseque...
(HealthDay)—Breast cancer patients who take opioid painkillers are more likely to discontinue an important hormone treatment that helps ensure their survival, researchers report.
Improvement of pain related self management for oncologic patients through a trans institutional modular nursing intervention: protocol of a cluster random... Background Pain is one of the most frequent and distressing symptoms in cancer patients. For the majority of the patients, sufficient pain reli...