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 …

Chronic pain after breast cancer treatment is a major clinical problem, affecting 25 to 60% of
patients. Development of chronic pain after breast cancer treatment, as well as other surgical …

Purpose To evaluate the prevalence and severity of persistent pain after breast cancer
treatment (PPBCT) in patients who received surgery, radiotherapy or a combination of …

Purpose To investigate prevalence and risk factors associated with self-reported chronic
pain, and other symptoms related to breast cancer or its treatment among breast cancer …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate self-reported chronic pain and other sequelae in a nationally
representative sample of long-term breast cancer survivors (BCS). DESIGN: Age-stratified …

The aim of this systematic review was to identify the prevalence and severity of upper limb
problems following surgery and radiation for early breast cancer. Additionally, the …

Background. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate the efficacy of
classical massage treatment in reducing breast cancer‐related symptoms and in improving …

An online database search with subsequent article review was performed in order to review
the various analgesic modalities for breast cancer surgery. Of 514 abstracts, 284 full-length …

An estimated 10%–50% of patients undergoing a surgical intervention will develop
persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) lasting more than 3 months despite adequate acute pain …

Objective. To review the published evidence regarding perioperative analgesic techniques
for breast cancer–related surgery. Design. Topical review. Methods. Randomized, controlled …