Chronic Cancer Pain: Opioids within Tumor Microenvironment Affect Neuroinflammation, Tumor and Pain Evolution
Pain can be a devastating experience for cancer patients, resulting in decreased quality of life. In the last two decades, immunological and pain research have demonstrated that pain persistence is primarily caused by neuroinflammation leading to central sensitization with brain neuroplastic alterat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-04-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/9/2253 |