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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2021

Interventional Therapies for Pain in Cancer Patients: a Narrative Review.

David Hao, Shawn Sidharthan, Juan Cotte, Mary Decker, Mariam Salisu-Orhurhu, Dare Olatoye, Jay Karri, Jonathan M Hagedorn, Peju Adekoya, Charles Odonkor and 2 more

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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Interventional Therapies to Treat Cancer Associated Pain.Current treatment options in oncology · 2025
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  4. Factors associated with cancer-related pain among Utah cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

David HaoDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. david.hao@mgh.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0221-9255
Shawn SidharthanDepartment of Neurology, Northwell Health - North Shore University Hospital/LIJ, Hofstra School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA.
Juan CotteDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Mary DeckerHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Mariam Salisu-OrhurhuDivision of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Susquehanna, Williamsport, PA, USA.
Dare OlatoyeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Jay KarriDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Jonathan M HagedornDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Peju AdekoyaDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Charles OdonkorDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Physiatry, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, New, Haven, CT, USA.
Amitabh GulatiDivision of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Vwaire OrhurhuDivision of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Susquehanna, Williamsport, PA, USA.
Harvard University · USBaylor College of Medicine · USSusquehanna Health · USJohns Hopkins Hospital · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USNorthwell Health · USYale New Haven Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewPain is a prevalent symptom in the lives of patients with cancer. In light of the ongoing opioid epidemic and increasing awareness of the potential for opioid abuse and addiction, clinicians are progressively turning to interventional therapies. This article reviews the interventional techniques available to mitigate the debilitating effects that untreated or poorly treated pain have in this population. RECENT

findingsA range of interventional therapies and technical approaches are available for the treatment of cancer-related pain. Many of the techniques described may offer effective analgesia with less systemic toxicity and dependency than first- and second-line oral and parenteral agents. Neuromodulatory techniques including dorsal root ganglion stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation are increasingly finding roles in the management of oncologic pain. The goal of this pragmatic narrative review is to discuss interventional approaches to cancer-related pain and the potential of such therapies to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.

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Cancer PainHumansPain ManagementCancer painInterventional pain managementMusculoskeletal painNeuromodulationQuality of lifeSpine-related painVisceral pain

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PMID33961156
OpenAlexW3159758529

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