Treatment outcome in a multidisciplinary cancer pain clinic

Incident pain and analgesic consumption decrease after samarium infusion: a pilot study

“…Freedom from pain during movement is particularly difficult to achieve in patients with bone metastases [15,18]. Pain may be absent or moderate at rest but may be exacerbated by different movements or positions, such as standing, walking, sitting, turning, lifting, deep breathing, or crouching.…”

“…In a survey of 63 inpatients with cancer pain, 41 (64%) had BP and about 50% of them experienced incident pain after volitional precipitating events [14]. Banning et al [18] found that in 200 outpatients with cancer, 90% of them referred pain during movement. Half of the 178 cancer patients admitted in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center experienced BP, 48.5% of them had incident pain [16].…”

Cancer Pain: Analgesics and Co‐Analgesics

“…Tumor expansion can cause pressure on surrounding organs, while tumor infiltration into nerve plexi and bone, and damage of nerve tissue can cause neuropathic pain. Metastatic spread of cancer to bone is reported to be one of the most common causes of cancer pain [2]and may cause pain both at rest and on movement. Cancer patients may experience muscular pain due to rapid weight loss and other factors.…”

Psychopharmacology in supportive care of cancer: a review for the clinician

“…Such comorbidity must be recognised prior to the introduction of hypnosedative drugs [83], as it can suggest the choice of more appropriate agents, such as tricyclic antidepressants [12], anxiolytic benzodiazepines [92] or neuroleptics [57]. Similarly, analgesia must be optimised before hypnotic medication is considered [9]. Drug-induced insomnia (e.g.…”