GuidelineEuropean journal of pain (London, England)2019
Standards for the management of cancer-related pain across Europe-A position paper from the EFIC Task Force on Cancer Pain.
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- Therapeutic Massage for Cancer Survivors: An Umbrella Review.Current oncology reports · 2026Pooled it
- Warming-dredging acupuncture for cancer-related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Management of patients with cancer pain: an evaluation of AGREE II-based clinical practice guidelines.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Are mind-body therapies effective for relieving cancer-related pain in adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Pain and Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
- Standards for the management of cancer-related pain across Europe-A position paper from the EFIC Task Force on Cancer Pain.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2019Guideline
- Topical Traditional Chinese Medicines for Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- Beyond Analgesia: Psychobiotics as an Adjunctive Approach to Pain Management in Gastrointestinal Oncology-ANutrients · 2025Trial
- Identification of high-impact chronic pain among cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study using the Graded Chronic Pain Scale framework.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Centralized Pain Diagnoses in Older Adults With and Without Cancer.Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy · 2026Article
- Current implementation and perception of palliative interventional radiology procedures for patients with refractory cancer pain among interventional radiologists in Japan: a nationwide survey.Japanese journal of radiology · 2026Article
- A knowledge graph-driven paradigm for holistic symptom management: development and evaluation of a nurse-led KG-QA system in community palliative care.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Financial hardship and pain among cancer survivors: a French nationwide cross-sectional analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Treatment of neuropathic pain in cancer survivors: a scoping review of pharmacological, exercise, and psychosocial interventions.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2026Article
- Understanding symptoms in the lives of adult patients with acute or chronic illness: a phenomenological study of patient experiences.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary management of persistent severe cancer pain: a collaborative European approach.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Breakthrough cancer pain: assessment and self-management perspectives among oncology nurses.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Understanding Cancer-Related Pain: Pathophysiology, Classification, and Treatment Modalities.Cureus · 2025Review
- Mechanism and modulation of spontaneous pain: from neural circuits to drug development.Molecular biology reports · 2025Review
- The Impact of Standardized Training Resident on Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivePain is a common symptom in patients who survive cancer and in those who live with progressive advanced disease. Evidence from meta-analyses suggests that pain remains poorly controlled for a large proportion of patients; barriers to good management include poor assessment of pain, inadequate support for patient self-management and late or inadequate access to strong opioid analgesia in those with advanced disease.
methodsThe European Pain Federation (EFIC) established a Task Force in 2017 which convened a European group of experts, drawn from a diverse range of relevant clinical disciplines, to prepare a position paper on appropriate standards for the management of cancer-related pain. The expert panel reviewed the available literature and made recommendations using the GRADE system to combine quality of evidence with strength of recommendation. The panel took into account the desirable and undesirable effects of the management recommendation, including the cost and inconvenience of each when deciding the recommendation. RESULTS AND
conclusionsThe 10 standards presented are aimed to improve cancer pain management and reduce variation in practice across Europe. The Task Force believes that adoption of these standards by all 37 countries will promote the quality of care of patients with cancer-related pain and reduce unnecessary suffering. SIGNIFICANCE: Pain affects up to 40% of cancer survivors and affects at least 66% of patients with advanced progressive disease, many of whom experience poor pain control. These 10 standards are aimed to improve cancer pain management, promote the quality of care of patients and reduce variation across Europe.
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