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ReviewOncology and therapy2020

An Overview of Current Recommendations and Options for the Management of Cancer Pain: A Comprehensive Review.

Kyle L Gress, Karina Charipova, Alan D Kaye, Omar Viswanath, Ivan Urits

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Review in Oncology and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Colorectal cancer pain upon diagnosis and after treatment: a cross-sectional comparison with healthy matched controls.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kyle L GressGeorgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. klg93@georgetown.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-2553
Karina CharipovaGeorgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Omar ViswanathDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Ivan UritsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is estimated that one-third of oncologic patients in the USA do not receive analgesia proportional to or adequate for the intensity of their pain. A mechanism-based approach to oncologic pain therapy is critical to ensure that analgesia regimens are individualized and effective. Since the mechanisms that lead to cancer pain are complex, healthcare providers must be willing to elicit and recognize the symptoms of each individual patient since these factors influence both the experience of pain and response to treatment. This process is centered on the use of detailed history in order to understand symptom expression in the context of primary tumor diagnosis and progression, history of cancer pain, psychological distress, sleep disturbances, cognitive function, and addictive behavior. Incorporating all of these factors into the assessment of a patient's pain condition can facilitate management decisions and help predict patient response to treatment.

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Cancer painChronic painNeoplasmsOpioidsPain management

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PMID32894414
PMCPMC7683745

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