Pain prevalence during cancer treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Evenepoel, V Haenen, T De Baerdemaecker… - Journal of Pain and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Exemptions to state laws regulating opioid prescribing for patients with cancer‐related pain: a summary

HW Bulls, LF Bell, SR Orris, BR Goodin… - Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Cancer‐related pain is highly prevalent and is commonly treated with
prescription opioids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: pain among cancer survivors

MS Gallaway, JS Townsend, D Shelby… - Preventing Chronic …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We analyzed data from the 2012, 2014, and 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System Cancer Survivorship Optional Module, which was completed by 18 …

National patterns in prescription opioid use and misuse among cancer survivors in the United States

V Jairam, DX Yang, V Verma, BY James… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prescription opioids are frequently prescribed to treat cancer-related pain.
However, limited information exists regarding rates of prescription opioid use and misuse in …

“It Is So Easy For Them to Dismiss”: A Phenomenological Study of Cancer Survivors With Chronic Cancer-Related Pain

KF Jones, MR Fu, L Wood Magee, J Merlin… - Journal of palliative …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: For many cancer survivors post-cure, chronic pain is a devastating
complication of cancer treatment. The prevalence of chronic pain among cancer survivors is …

Changes in opioid prescribing patterns among generalists and oncologists for Medicare Part D beneficiaries from 2013 to 2017

A Agarwal, A Roberts, SB Dusetzina, TJ Royce - JAMA oncology, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In response to the opioid epidemic, policies aiming to reduce opioid prescribing,
misuse, and abuse may have the unintended consequence of restricting access to …

“To prescribe or not to prescribe, that is the question”: Perspectives on opioid prescribing for chronic, cancer‐related pain from clinicians who treat pain in survivorship

HW Bulls, M Hamm, J Wasilewski, D Olejniczak… - Cancer, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Opioid pain management in cancer survivorship is a complex and understudied
topic. Methods The authors conducted in‐depth, qualitative interviews to understand …

Temporal trends in opioid prescribing patterns among oncologists in the Medicare population

V Jairam, DX Yang, S Pasha, PR Soulos… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background In the wake of the US opioid epidemic, there have been efforts to curb opioid
prescribing. However, it is unknown whether these efforts have affected prescribing among …

Clinician perspectives on managing chronic pain after curative-intent cancer treatment

DK Check, KF Jones, LJ Fish, MA Dinan… - JCO Oncology …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Among cancer survivors who have completed curative-intent treatment, the high
prevalence and adverse consequences of chronic pain are well documented. Yet, research …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring factors associated with long-term opioid therapy in cancer survivors: an integrative review

KF Jones, MR Fu, JS Merlin, JA Paice… - Journal of pain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Context The prevalence of chronic pain in cancer survivors is double that of the general US
population. Opioids have been the foundation of cancer pain management for decades; …