ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2023
Chronic pain and its correlates among long-term breast cancer survivors.
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- Chronic cancer pain in adult oncology centers of Northern Ethiopia: prevalence, determinants, and clinical impact - a multi-center cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Characterizing Alcohol Use and Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia Among Breast Cancer Survivors With Arthralgia.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- Racial Disparities in Psychoneurological Symptoms and Health-Promoting Behaviors Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study.Oncology nursing forum · 2026Article
- Longitudinal predictor analysis of pain in breast cancer survivors on aromatase inhibitors-the PAC-WOMAN trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Influence and Predictors of Anxiety on Health Status ≥ 5 Years Beyond Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Spain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Nutrition and Exercise Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice: A Scoping Review of Assessment Questionnaires in Cancer Survivorship.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Chronic pain is a risk factor for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in cancer survivors: a population-based cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Assessing the Relationship of Different Levels of Pain to the Health Status of Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Advances in Neuroimaging of Breast Cancer Pain: An Overview.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Optimizing pain management in breast cancer care: Utilizing 'All of Us' data and deep learning to identify patients at elevated risk for chronic pain.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2025Observational
- Cancer and the 10-Year Incidence of Chronic Low Back Pain in 407,314 Adults Followed in General Practices in Germany.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- "Perspective: An integrated vision of the quality of life in breast cancer survivorship trajectory".Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2024Article
- Association between chronic pain and quality of life in long-term breast cancer survivors: a prospective analysis.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeChronic pain is a common symptom affecting quality of life for breast cancer survivors. However, its prevalence and correlate factors in long-term breast cancer survivors, particularly Asian women, are understudied. The reported study is to address these knowledge gaps.
methodsWe evaluated pain severity and frequency, and their associations with clinical features and lifestyle factors among 3640 5-year breast cancer survivors who participated in the Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study. Demographic, clinical, and lifestyle information was collected at study enrollment, which occurred 6 months post-diagnosis, and pain was assessed at the 5-year post-diagnosis follow-up survey.
resultsIn total, 42% of participants reported experiencing pain. Pain is more prevalent among survivors with low educational attainment or low income. Multivariable polytomous regression analyses showed that pain was positively associated with metastasis or recurrence (moderate pain OR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.45, 3.26, frequent pain OR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.37, 2.70), triple negative status (infrequent pain OR: 1.36, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.78), obesity (frequent pain OR: 1.80, 95% CI: 1.41, 2.31), and multiple comorbidities. Exercise (OR: 0.65, 95%: 0.49, 0.88), chemotherapy (OR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.41, 0.849), and HER2-positive and ER/PR-negative status (OR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.43, 0.97) were inversely associated with moderate pain.
conclusionsChronic pain is highly prevalent among long-term breast cancer survivors in China and was associated with obesity, physical inactivity, and several clinical factors. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: This study highlights the importance of promoting weight control and exercise to alleviate chronic pain.
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