ReviewCA: a cancer journal for clinicians2018
Optimal pain management for patients with cancer in the modern era.
Review in CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 182 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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182 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 348 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessment of non-pharmacological nursing strategies for pain management in tumor patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of epidural morphine for the treatment of cancer pain in patients with gastrointestinal neoplasm-a systematic review.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- External treatment of traditional Chinese medicine for cancer pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Pain: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2024Pooled it
- The negative impact of opioids on cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Pill Counting as an Intervention to Enhance Compliance and Reduce Adverse Outcomes with Analgesics Prescribed for Chronic Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Pooled it
- Beyond Analgesia: Psychobiotics as an Adjunctive Approach to Pain Management in Gastrointestinal Oncology-ANutrients · 2025Trial
- A pilot study of precision treatment for patients with lung cancer pain by Longteng Tongluo recipe using serum genomics.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2024Trial
- Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Cancer Who Are Ineligible for Cisplatin and Treated With First-Line Enfortumab Vedotin Alone or With Pembrolizumab.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024Trial
- Controlled Release of Oxycodone as an Opioid Titration for Cancer Pain Relief: A Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Trial
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- Nurse-Administered Auricular Point Acupressure for Cancer-Related Pain.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- The Experience of Complex Pain Dynamics in Oncology Outpatients: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis.Cancer nursingTrial
- Changes in opioid prescribing and high-risk co-prescribing after implementation of the 2016 CDC opioid guideline among older adults with and without cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Intravenous Opioid Dose Titration for Refractory Cancer Pain: A Comparative Analysis of Switching from Transdermal Fentanyl to Morphine or Methadone.Pain and therapy · 2026Article
- The cortical morphology of cingulate cortex and microarchitecture of cingulum bundle correlate with cancer pain and anxiety in lung cancer patients.Brain imaging and behavior · 2026Article
- French National Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Opioids: Analgesia, Opioid Use Disorder, and Overdose Prevention-Part 1: Methodology and Pain Management.Pain and therapy · 2026Article
- Australian Pathways for Specialist Pain Management and Early Palliative Care for People With Pancreatic Cancer: Developed Using a Community Consensus Approach.The Medical journal of Australia · 2026Article
- Impact of Hydrocodone Rescheduling on Pharmaceutical Pain Management in End-of-Life Lung Cancer Patients.Journal of palliative care · 2026Article
- Implementing measurement-based care in the analgesic management of cancer pain patients receiving intrathecal drug infusion.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
122 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Pain is a common symptom among patients with cancer. Adequate pain assessment and management are critical to improve the quality of life and health outcomes in this population. In this review, the authors provide a framework for safely and effectively managing cancer-related pain by summarizing the evidence for the importance of controlling pain, the barriers to adequate pain management, strategies to assess and manage cancer-related pain, how to manage pain in patients at risk of substance use disorder, and considerations when managing pain in a survivorship population. CA Cancer J Clin 2018;68:182-196. © 2018 American Cancer Society.
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