Multidimensional Treatment of Cancer Pain

Purpose of review Though numerous treatment options are available to address cancer pain, inadequate management continues to be an ongoing problem worldwide. Recent findings A systematic review of the recent scientific literature was conducted with attention to new therapies along with reports of ge...

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Published in:Current oncology reports 2017-02, Vol.19 (2), p.10-10, Article 10
Main Authors: Liu, Weiyang Christopher, Zheng, Zhong Xi, Tan, Kian Hian, Meredith, Gregory J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer Pain - complications
Cancer Pain - drug therapy
Cancer Pain - pathology
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neoplasms - pathology
Oncology
Pain Management
Palliative Medicine (A Jatoi
Precision Medicine
Section Editor
Topical Collection on Palliative Medicine
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Summary:Purpose of review Though numerous treatment options are available to address cancer pain, inadequate management continues to be an ongoing problem worldwide. Recent findings A systematic review of the recent scientific literature was conducted with attention to new therapies along with reports of general consensus that were analyzed. Summary Pain research continues to be difficult and though numerous guidelines have been developed, adequate powered studies are not common. Good practice would suggest a comprehensive approach to cancer pain management taking into account the many options available and treating each patient with a personalized therapeutic program. Though there is a very low number of randomized control trials, this probably reflects the difficulty in conducting these studies in heterogeneous cancer pain patient populations in sufficient numbers to yield credible study power.
ISSN:1523-3790
1534-6269
DOI:10.1007/s11912-017-0570-0