Pain in Long-Term Cancer Survivors: Prevalence and Impact in a Cohort Composed Mostly of Breast Cancer Survivors
Concepción Pérez,
Dolores Ochoa,
Noelia Sánchez
et al.
Abstract:Cancer survival is becoming more common which means that there is now a growing population of cancer survivors, in whom pain may be common. However, its prevalence has hardly been addressed systematically. We aimed to assess the prevalence and explore the pathophysiology and impact of pain on health outcomes in cancer survivors. We conducted a retrospective–prospective cohort study in cancer-free patients diagnosed with cancer at least five years before the study start date. We used multivariable regression to… Show more
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