Mechanism-based classification and physical therapy management of pain is essential to
effectively manage painful symptoms in patients attending palliative care. The objective of …

The experience of pain in cancer is widely accepted as a major threat to quality of life, and
the relief of pain has emerged as a priority in oncology care. Pain is associated with both the …

Pain relief is a major goal for palliative care in India so much that most palliative care
interventions necessarily begin first with pain relief. Physical therapists play an important …

Pain in cancer patients involves complex interactions between physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, sensory, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions. Pain management …

Cancer pain is multifactorial and complex. The impact of cancer pain is devastating, with
increased morbidity and poor quality of life, if not treated adequately. Cancer pain …

Objective. This discussion document about the management of cancer pain is written from
the pain specialists' perspective in order to provoke thought and interest in a multimodal …

There is still no universally accepted tool for cancer pain assessment or general agreement
on which domains to include in a classification system. In order to improve cancer pain …

One of the aims of the European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) is to
achieve consensus on a classification system for cancer pain. We performed a systematic …

Assessing and managing pain while caring for the whole patient is a challenge for
physicians. Barriers to pain management include clinician-, patient-, and health system …

Surveys indicate that pain is experienced by 30-60% of patients with cancer during active
therapy and by more than two thirds of those with advanced disease (1). Unrelieved pain is …