Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain

Neuropathic pain in cancer is common and debilitating. It is important to differentiate neuropathic pain from other cancer-related pains as it is associated with worse pain outcomes and requires different treatment strategies. This review summarises recent updates to pain classification, aetiology,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Edwards, Helen L., Mulvey, Matthew R., Bennett, Michael I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6468770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30884837
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers11030373
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Sumario:Neuropathic pain in cancer is common and debilitating. It is important to differentiate neuropathic pain from other cancer-related pains as it is associated with worse pain outcomes and requires different treatment strategies. This review summarises recent updates to pain classification, aetiology, pain assessment and current recommendations for treatment in patients with cancer-related neuropathic pain.

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