Cancer%20pain Signs and Symptoms

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 and neck cancer, and bone metastasis 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 be screened and evaluated for pain

Definition

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

New treatment option now available for patients with HR+/HER2- aBC/MBC, PIK3CA mutations

31 Mar 2021

At the recent webinar entitled Pik Me Up: Mutation Matters, Consultant Medical Oncologist Dr Senthil Rajappa discussed the role of PI3Kα-specific inhibitor alpelisib (TREZILENT^®, Novartis) in managing patients with HR+/HER2- aBC/MBC and PIK3CA mutations while Senior Consultant Pathologist Professor Dr Pathmanathan Rajadurai explained the process of detecting PIK3CA mutations in patients.

Product Highlight - Abstral

01 May 2018

ABSTRAL - Fentanyl citrate 100 mcg, 200 mcg and 400 mcg SL tab - A. Menarini

Relationship between tumour response to systemic therapy and overall survival in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Dr Raghav Sundar, 09 Sep 2019

Overall survival (OS) is currently the primary criteria in assessing the efficacy of a cancer treatment. Dr Raghav Sundar, a consultant medical oncologist at the National University Hospital, Singapore, details the crucial role played by tumour response in evaluating treatment efficacy, with a focus on the multiple kinase inhibitor lenvatinib in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).