Pain associated with breast cancer: etiologies and therapies

Pain associated with breast cancer is a prevalent problem that negatively affects quality of life. Breast cancer pain is not limited to the disease course itself but is also induced by current therapeutic strategies. This, combined with the increasing number of patients living with breast cancer, ma...

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Published in:Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2023-12, Vol.4, p.1182488-1182488
Main Authors: Doan, Lisa V, Yoon, Jenny, Chun, Jeana, Perez, Raven, Wang, Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
breast cancer
cancer pain
neuropathy
pain management
Pain Research
post-surgical pain
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Summary:Pain associated with breast cancer is a prevalent problem that negatively affects quality of life. Breast cancer pain is not limited to the disease course itself but is also induced by current therapeutic strategies. This, combined with the increasing number of patients living with breast cancer, make pain management for breast cancer patients an increasingly important area of research. This narrative review presents a summary of pain associated with breast cancer, including pain related to the cancer disease process itself and pain associated with current therapeutic modalities including radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgery. Current pain management techniques, their limitations, and novel analgesic strategies are also discussed.
ISSN:2673-561X
2673-561X
DOI:10.3389/fpain.2023.1182488