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CANCER PAIN

Cancer pain is an unpleasant sensory & emotional experience due to actual or potential tissue damage in patients with cancer.
Effective pain management in cancer patients with pain is an essential part of oncologic management due to increasing evidence of survival.
Pancreatic, head & neck cancer has a high prevalence of cancer pain.
During initial evaluation, follow-ups and new therapy initiation of patients with cancer, it is essential that they will be screened & evaluated for pain.

Signs and Symptoms

Introduction

Effective pain management in cancer patients with pain is an essential part of oncologic management due to increasing evidence of survival

Chronic pain syndrome also often occurs following cancer treatments

Pancreatic, head & neck cancer has a high prevalence of cancer pain
During initial evaluation, follow-ups & new therapy initiation of patients with cancer, it is essential that they be screened & evaluated for pain

Definition

An unpleasant sensory & emotional experience due to actual or potential tissue damage in patients with cancer

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