Chronic cancer pain is a serious complication of malignancy or its treatment. Currently, no
comprehensive, universally accepted cancer pain classification system exists. Clarity in …

The optimal assessment of cancer pain includes a detailed description of pain
characteristics and classification by both syndrome and likely mechanisms. In the clinical …

Cancer pain is widespread, multidimensional, and not adequately managed despite the
availability of evidence-based practice guidelines and multiple position papers. 1–3 Barriers …

High-quality management of cancer pain depends on evidence-based standards for
screening, assessment, treatment, and follow-up for general cancer pain and specific pain …

There is a wide range of specific and nonspecific treatments for pain related to cancer.
These treatment approaches fall into two major categories: tumor specific and pain specific …

Cancer pain assessment and management are integral to palliative medicine. This paper
reviews recent publications in the period 1999–2004 in the broad categories of …

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that affects most aspects of life,
including physical functioning, daily activity, psychologic and emotional status, and social …

More than half of patients affected by cancer experience pain of moderate-to-severe
intensity, often in multiple sites, and of different etiologies and underlying mechanisms. The …

Safe, effective, and evidence-based management of cancer-related pain is a cornerstone of
comprehensive cancer care. Despite increasing interest in and efforts to improve its …

It is estimated that one-third of oncologic patients in the USA do not receive analgesia
proportional to or adequate for the intensity of their pain. A mechanism-based approach to …