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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

Bridging Gaps in Cancer Pain Care: Barriers, Solutions, and a Path Forward for Integrated Management.

Marta Gentili, Francesco Cellini, Leonardo Consoletti, Massimo Di Maio, Diego M M Fornasari, Gianpaolo Fortini, Marco Krengli, Ernesto Maranzano, Silvia Natoli, Stefano Pergolizzi and 2 more

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Marta GentiliFondazione Nora e Alberto Gentili ETS, 20010 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4131-4391
Francesco CelliniDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2145-2300
Leonardo ConsolettiPain Medicine Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of Foggia, 71121 Foggia, Italy.
Massimo Di MaioDepartment of Oncology, University of Turin, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8906-3785
Diego M M FornasariDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Gianpaolo FortiniDirettore SC Cure Palliative Integrate ASST Sette Laghi, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Marco KrengliDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences (DISCOG), University of Padua, 35129 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2064-8379
Ernesto MaranzanoFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy.
Silvia NatoliDepartment of Clinical-Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Stefano PergolizziDepartment of Biomedical, Dental Science and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4696-7634
Rodolfo SaccoGastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 73122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9887-7315
Luca GiacomelliPolistudium SRL, 20121 Milan, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer-related pain remains one of the most frequent and burdensome symptoms in oncology, significantly impairing patients' quality of life and functional status. Despite advances in treatment and the availability of evidence-based guidelines, pain continues to be undertreated worldwide. In Italy, legislative efforts such as Law 38/2010 have not fully translated into consistent clinical practice. On 28 March 2025, a national roundtable held in Rome, Italy, brought together experts from medical oncology, radiation oncology, palliative care, anesthesiology, and pain medicine, representing the main Italian scientific societies involved in oncology and supportive care, to examine the current status of cancer pain management and develop a consensus on actionable priorities. Four key gaps were identified: insufficient education and training of healthcare providers in pain management; fragmented care pathways and limited interdisciplinary integration; lack of clarity regarding professional roles; and challenges in implementing shared diagnostic and therapeutic care pathways (

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Cancer PainNeoplasmsPain ManagementHumanscancer painclinical pathwayseducationinterdisciplinary managementpolicy advocacysupportive care

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PMCPMC12651345

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