This review provides an overview of the clinical issue of poorly controlled postoperative pain
and therapeutic approaches that may help to address this common unresolved health-care …

The biopsychosocial model of pain dominates the scientific community's understanding of
chronic pain. Indeed, the biopsychosocial approach describes pain and disability as a …

Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Worldwide, the prevalence of cancer is rising and so too is the number of patients who
survive their cancer for many years thanks to the therapeutic successes of modern oncology …

Introduction Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a non-invasive non-obligate precursor of
invasive breast cancer. With guideline concordant care (GCC), DCIS outcomes are at least …

Although religion/spirituality (R/S) is important in its own right for many cancer patients, a
large body of research has examined whether R/S is also associated with better physical …

The pre‐operative optimisation of comorbidities is increasingly recognised as an important
element of the pre‐operative pathway. These efforts have primarily focused on physical …

Background: Persistent pain after breast cancer surgery affects up to 60% of patients. Early
identification of those at higher risk could help inform optimal management. We conducted a …

Background: The pathophysiology of pain involves complex nervous system interactions
after initial noxious stimuli. When stimuli persist, biochemical and structural changes occur in …

Background Poorly managed preoperative anxiety and pain were reported to slow the
postoperative recovery of breast cancer patients. Thus, proactive management using non …