Context Cancer pain has a severe impact on quality of life and is associated with numerous
psychosocial responses. Recent studies suggest that treatment of cancer pain has improved …

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 …

Pain is a devastating symptom of cancer that affects the quality of life of patients, families,
and caregivers. It is a multidimensional symptom that includes physical, psychosocial …

Considers what can and should be done to comfort patients suffering from the distressing
symptoms of advanced cancer. Prepared by nine renowned experts in oncology, neurology …

This paper reports on the experience gained using World Health Organization Guidelines for
cancer pain relief over a 10-year period in an anaesthesiology-based pain service …

Most patients with advanced cancer develop diverse symptoms that can limit the efficacy of
pain treatment and undermine their quality of life. The present study surveys symptom …

Inadequate cancer pain relief has been documented extensively across historical records. In
response, in 1986, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed guidelines for cancer …

Successful pain management with opioids requires that adequate analgesia be achieved
without excessive adverse effects. By these criteria, a substantial minority of patients treated …

Objective.—To perform a systematic review of studies evaluating the effectiveness of the
World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder as an intervention for cancer pain …

Context Pain is one of the most complex and prevalent symptoms in the cancer population.
Despite the protective role of acute cancer-related pain, it is also an important predictor for …