Strontium89 (Strontium Chloride Sr-89 injection), a radiopharmaceutical indicated for the relief of bone pain in patients with painful skeletal metastases, has been made available by Q BioMed.
The use of acupuncture and/or acupressure is associated with reduced cancer pain and decreased use of analgesics.
Among cancer survivors, demographic, cancer, and treatment factors can predict adverse opioid-related outcomes.
Between 2005 and 2015, there was a more than twofold increase in the percentage of adults with cancer using gabapentinoids.
Patients who survive cancer may have a higher prevalence of chronic pain compared with the general population.
Researchers sought to analyze how pain management affects quality of life and overall survival for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.
Younger patients with colorectal cancer are more likely to present with abdominal pain and via an emergency.
Prevalence higher for those with less than high school education, low income, public insurance
Two separate oral rinses were found to reduce pain from oral mucositis and mouth sores in patients receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancers when compared to placebo.
Pharmacists, prescribers, and patients tend to have adequate knowledge of transmucosal immediate-release fentanyls for use in breakthrough cancer pain.
