cancer pain
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
Few Studies and Variable Opioid Misuse Rates in Cancer Patients Highlight Need for Better Research
The prevalence of opioid misuse risk varied between 2.4% and 35.4%, with a pooled prevalence of 12.3%.
AUGUST 6, 2024
Can an App Help Cancer Patients Manage Pain?
Data published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management indicate that use of a digital therapeutic ...
JULY 16, 2024
VA Cancer Patients Experiencing More Pain Related to Opioid Reduction
Data indicate that recent efforts to combat the opioid epidemic by reducing narcotics administered to patients ...
MAY 14, 2024
Are Opioids Actually Effective for Constant Cancer Pain?
A recently published literature review indicates that there is a lack of data proving the efficacy of opioids ...
JANUARY 25, 2024
Is Acupuncture or Massage More Effective at Relieving Cancer-Related Pain?
Acupuncture and massage are beneficial to patients with advanced cancer pain, according to the findings of the ...
JANUARY 2, 2024
Opioid-Free Discharge Found Possible After Cancer Surgery
Data published in JAMA Surgery indicate that a pain management strategy, RSPCP, significantly reduces inpatient and ...
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Legal Cannabis Products Relieve Pain in Cancer Patients
Data from a recent study indicate that two weeks of ad libitum edible cannabis use has a broad range of benefits ...
JUNE 22, 2023
Better Documentation Helps Oncologic Teams Treat Pain
A team of clinicians presented a new pain assessment template specifically designed to implement pain assessment ...
JUNE 20, 2023
Case Study Shows SCS Efficacy for Intractable Pain in Acute Inpatient Setting
A case study found a patients with unrelenting cancer-related pain and other complications of metastatic disease ...
JUNE 27, 2022
Cancer Pain Guideline Implementation Had Little Effect on Outcomes
Three cancer pain guideline strategies that aimed to significantly improve pain outcomes in adult outpatients using ...
JUNE 2, 2022
Wearable Neurostimulation Device Receives Second Chronic Pain Breakthrough Designation From FDA
The FDA gave a wearable neurostimulation device a breakthrough designation for reducing moderate to severe ...
JANUARY 28, 2022
