Acupuncture for cancer pain and related symptoms

W Lu, DS Rosenthal - Current pain and headache reports, 2013 - Springer
Cancer pain is one of most prevalent symptoms in patients with cancer. Acupuncture and
related techniques have been suggested for the management of cancer pain. The National …

The symptom burden of cancer: evidence for a core set of cancer‐related and treatment‐related symptoms from the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Symptom …

CS Cleeland, F Zhao, VT Chang, JA Sloan… - Cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND A set of common cancer‐related and treatment‐related symptoms has been
proposed for quality of care assessment and clinical research. Using data from a large …

Percutaneous image‐guided cryoablation of painful metastases involving bone: Multicenter trial

MR Callstrom, DE Dupuy, SB Solomon, RA Beres… - Cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: This study sought to describe the results of a single‐arm multicenter clinical
trial using image‐guided percutaneous cryoablation for the palliation of painful metastatic …

Adult cancer pain

RA Swarm, AP Abernethy, DL Anghelescu… - Journal of the National …, 2013 - jnccn.org
Pain is a common symptom associated with cancer and its treatment. Pain management is
an important aspect of oncologic care, and unrelieved pain significantly comprises overall …

[PDF][PDF] Sleep disturbances in cancer patients: underrecognized and undertreated

S Dahiya, MS Ahluwalia, HK Walia - Cleve Clin J Med, 2013 - scholar.archive.org
Sleep disturbances in cancer patients: Underrecognized and undertreated Page 1 SAURABH
DAHIYA, MD Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baystate …

Pain outcomes in patients with advanced breast cancer and bone metastases: results from a randomized, double‐blind study of denosumab and zoledronic acid

CS Cleeland, JJ Body, A Stopeck, R Von Moos… - Cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: In this study, the authors evaluated the effect of denosumab versus
zoledronic acid (ZA) on pain in patients with advanced breast cancer and bone metastases …

Pain and health-related quality of life in patients with advanced solid tumours and bone metastases: integrated results from three randomized, double-blind studies of …

R Von Moos, JJ Body, B Egerdie, A Stopeck… - Supportive Care in …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose This analysis evaluated patient-reported outcomes and analgesic use in patients
with bone metastases from solid tumours across three comparative studies of denosumab …

Validating the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) for use in patients with ovarian cancer

MH Sailors, DC Bodurka, I Gning, LM Ramondetta… - Gynecologic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective The MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) captures the severity of
common cancer symptoms from the patient's perspective. We describe the validity and …

Efficacy of the anterior ultrasound-guided superior hypogastric plexus neurolysis in pelvic cancer pain in advanced gynecological cancer patients

S Mishra, S Bhatnagar, SPS Rana, D Khurana… - Pain …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Pelvic cancer pain is a chronic pain related to the
involvement of viscera, neural, and pelvic muscular. The study was carried out to evaluate …

A population-based study on chronic pain and the use of opioids in Portugal

LF Azevedo, A Costa-Pereira, L Mendonça, CC Dias… - PAIN®, 2013 - Elsevier
Although increasing doubts exist regarding the long-term effectiveness and safety of opioids
in patients with chronic pain (CP), most guidelines still recognize opioids as an option in …