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Chapter 38 - Cancer Pain

from Part VI - Misc

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2023

By
Pranav Bhargava  and
Alan D. Kaye
Edited by
Omar Viswanath  and
Ivan Urits
Omar Viswanath
Affiliation:
Creighton University, Omaha
Ivan Urits
Affiliation:
Southcoast Brain & Spine Center, Wareham
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Summary

Pain is quite common in patients with cancer, especially those with metastaticdisease. Oncologic pain implications: decreased quality of life, can be an indicator of the progression of a tumor, and psychosocial effects such as anxiety and depression. Cancer pain is divided into acute form and chronic form. Advances have been made in both oncology and pain management. The application of pain management into clinical oncology is still a work in progress. Pain management that is sufficient and consistent is difficult in cancer patients. Cancer pain affects a large portion of those with cancerous disease processes. Metastatic disease tends to be associated with more pain. Pain can come from the cancer itself or from the treatment. More work is needed to standardize the evaluation and treatment of cancer pain. Further work is needed to take into account each individual’s unique circumstance.

Keywords

chronic paincancer painopioidsoncologymetastasis
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Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine , pp. 308 - 318
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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