breast cancer
Can Cancer-Related Pain Be Predicted?
A team of researchers has used data from the National Institutes of Health’s “All of Us” program ...
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Community Hospitals Can Successfully Initiate ERAS Protocols to Reduce Morphine Use in Mastectomy Patients
Just as seen in larger academic settings, implementing ERAS protocols in community hospitals can lead to success.
MARCH 10, 2022
Thoracic Paravertebral Block Improves Pain, Quality of Recovery Post-Mastectomy
It’s not only pain scores that can be improved with a preoperative nerve block—the whole quality of ...
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Many Breast Cancer Patients Have Concerning Symptoms After Treatment
About two-thirds of breast cancer patients in the US are diagnosed early and are at low risk for dying from the ...
JULY 1, 2021
Opioids Can Be Avoided After Most Lumpectomies, Breast Biopsies
New data show that in patients with breast cancer undergoing a lumpectomy or excisional biopsy, nonsteroidal ...
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Some Lumpectomy Patients May Do Well Without Opioids
Surgeons routinely prescribe opioids to breast cancer patients undergoing lumpectomy, but most patients, including ...
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Chronic Pain Common After Breast Cancer Surgery
Chronic postsurgical pain after breast cancer surgery is common, affecting approximately one in every three women ...
JULY 27, 2020
ERAS Comes of Age With Opioid-Free Breast Cancer Surgery
Full commitment to the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol at Maimonides Medical Center, in New York City, ...
JULY 15, 2020
Acupuncture Relieves Aromatase Inhibitor–Related Joint Pain
Breast cancer patients who have joint pain caused by aromatase inhibitor therapy experienced a significant ...
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Paravertebral Block Effective in Patients With High Pain Catastrophizing and Amplification
Patients who had higher baseline pain catastrophizing and amplification undergoing mastectomy experienced an ...
JULY 25, 2018
Acupuncture Decreases Aromatase Inhibitor Pain in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients
Acupuncture reduced joint pain, a common side effect of aromatase inhibitor treatment, among postmenopausal breast ...
MARCH 7, 2018
Visualization Superior for Ultrasound-Guided Proximal Intercostal Over Paravertebral Block
A modified ultrasound-guided proximal intercostal block in women undergoing breast surgery offers sonoanatomic and ...
JANUARY 10, 2018
