CHRONIC pain is a complex and subjective experience reflecting interactions of sensory,
affective, cognitive, behavioral, and social factors. 1 The complexity of chronic pain …

In recent years, the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for
Adult Cancer Pain have undergone substantial revisions focusing on the appropriate and …

Pain is a common symptom associated with cancer and its treatment. Pain management is
an important aspect of oncologic care, and unrelieved pain significantly comprises overall …

The perioperative period is stressful, with many pathophysiologic alterations rendering
patients vulnerable to several potential adverse events. In the last few years, it increasingly …

Background Severe preamputation pain is associated with phantom limb pain (PLP)
development in limb amputees. We investigated whether optimized perioperative analgesia …

Pain Treatment in the Perioperative Period t first glance, it seems a curious fact that acute
pain in the perioperative period continues to be a major clinical problem. Opioid analgesics …

Opioids are a critical component of pain relief strategies for the management of patients with
cancer and sickle cell disease. The escalation of opioid addiction and overdose in the …

The NCCN Framework aims to provide adapted guidelines for low-and middle-resource
countries to improve the experience of patients with cancer. In particular, the NCCN …

Objectives: Intravenous lidocaine can alleviate painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN)
in some patients. Whether quantitative sensory testing (QST) can identify treatment …

Optimized use of systemic analgesics fails to adequately control pain in some patients with
cancer. Commonly used analgesics, including opioids, nonopioids (acetaminophen and non …