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Multidisciplinary treatment of pain caused by bone metastases in cancer patients: two case reports
Affiliations- Department of Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
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Abstract
Over 50% patients with malignant neoplasms suffer pain. In Poland, about 200,000 people annually have to contend with this problem. It can arise from the prolonged lifespan of cancer patients, the development of iatrogenic pain syndromes, pain associated with cancer cachexia, or decreased efficacy of analgesics due to induced opioid tolerance. The commonly used term “cancer pain” actually refers to all types of pain. In order that each patient is optimally treated, it is necessary to identify the type and cause of their pain. One of the more difficult types of pain to treat is that due to bone metastases; with its inflammatory and neuropathic components. Every patient has the right to proper pain treatment, with the goal of achieving the maximum analgesic effect while minimizing any side effects.
Abstract
Over 50% patients with malignant neoplasms suffer pain. In Poland, about 200,000 people annually have to contend with this problem. It can arise from the prolonged lifespan of cancer patients, the development of iatrogenic pain syndromes, pain associated with cancer cachexia, or decreased efficacy of analgesics due to induced opioid tolerance. The commonly used term “cancer pain” actually refers to all types of pain. In order that each patient is optimally treated, it is necessary to identify the type and cause of their pain. One of the more difficult types of pain to treat is that due to bone metastases; with its inflammatory and neuropathic components. Every patient has the right to proper pain treatment, with the goal of achieving the maximum analgesic effect while minimizing any side effects.
Keywords
cancer pain, neuropathic pain, bone metastasis, breakthrough pain
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Multidisciplinary treatment of pain caused by bone metastases in cancer patients: two case reports
Journal
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
142-145
Published online
2017-10-16
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Bibliographic record
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2017;67(2):142-145.
Keywords
cancer pain
neuropathic pain
bone metastasis
breakthrough pain
Authors
Natalia Cichowska-Cwalińska
Renata Zaucha