Cancer-Related Pain falls under the Cancer category.

Cancer-Related Pain

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•Last Updated: October 13, 2024

Many, but not all, cancer patients experience pain related to the cancer itself (advanced cancers are more likely to cause pain) or cancer treatment. Pain often impairs quality of life and is treated with drugs, which are prescribed based on the severity of pain.

3,564 participants in 1 trial and 2 meta-analyses

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Last Updated:October 13, 2024

3,564 participants in 1 trial and 2 meta-analyses

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Examine Database: Cancer-Related Pain

2 outcomes

1 Study

2 outcomes

1 Study

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Examine Database References

Sleep Quality - Elaine G Boland, Michael I Bennett, Victoria Allgar, Jason W BolandCannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysisBMJ Support Palliat Care.(2020 Mar)
Pain - Jeremy R Johnson, Dominique Lossignol, Mary Burnell-Nugent, Marie T FallonAn open-label extension study to investigate the long-term safety and tolerability of THC/CBD oromucosal spray and oromucosal THC spray in patients with terminal cancer-related pain refractory to strong opioid analgesicsJ Pain Symptom Manage.(2013 Aug)
Pain - Lee CC, Chen YW, Kang YN, Chen JH, Chen C, Lu CY, Huang TW, Gautama MSNEfficacy of natural products in preventing oral mucositis resulting from cancer therapies: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Crit Rev Oncol Hematol.(2024 May 6)