Annals of Oncology· 2018Q1
Management of cancer pain in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines
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Short summary
New clinical practice guidelines from ESMO offer a framework for managing cancer pain in adult patients.
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Key points
- Pain is highly prevalent in cancer patients, exceeding 70% in advanced disease.
- Pain prevalence varies by disease stage, from 33% post-curative treatment to 64% in advanced/terminal stages.
- Specific cancers like pancreatic and head and neck cancer show high pain prevalence even earlier in the disease.
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Abstract
Pain is common in cancer patients, particularly in the advanced stage of disease when the prevalence is estimated to be more than 70% [1], contributing to poor physical and emotional well-being. The most comprehensive systematic review indicates pain prevalence ranging from 33% in patients after curative treatment, to 59% in patients on anticancer treatment and to 64% in patients with metastatic, advanced or terminal disease [2]. Pain has a high prevalence earlier in disease in specific cancer types such as pancreatic (44%) and head and neck cancer (40%) [3].
The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Annals of Oncology, 2018 · DOI ↗
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Field: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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