Background: Despite the abundant literature on this topic, accurate prevalence estimates of
pain in cancer patients are not available. We investigated the prevalence of pain in cancer …

Goals of work The identification and management of unmet supportive care needs is an
essential component of health care for people with cancer. Information about the prevalence …

Understanding what cancer patients need to know and from whom they receive information
during the course of care is essential to ensuring quality care. We reviewed 112 articles …

PURPOSE: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and types of anxiety disorders diagnosed
according to standardized criteria in cancer patients, to compare screening tools in detecting …

Psychosocial care of patients has traditionally been seen as separate from routine medical
care and has been criticized as being “soft” and lacking evidence. This traditional …

Purpose The Institute of Medicine (IOM) identified patient-centeredness as crucial to quality
health care. The IOM endorsed six patient-centeredness dimensions that stipulated that care …

The idea of screening for distress in oncology populations is not new. Many
recommendations have been made regarding the need for routine screening, and methods …

Historically, those who work to treat and cure illness have converged on five key indicators:
temperature, respiration, heart rate, blood pressure and more recently, pain (National …

2. Baumhakel M, Kasel D, Roa-Schymanski RA, et al: Screening for inhibitory effects of
antineoplastic agents on CYP3A4 in human microsomes. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 39: 517 …

The burden of cancer in the worldwide context continues to grow, as incidence and mortality
increase each year. Regardless of where they live, a significant proportion of cancer patients …