Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic pain in cancer is common and debilitating. It is important to differentiate neuropathic pain from other cancer-related pains as it is associated with worse pain outcomes and requires different treatment strategies. This review summarises recent updates to pain classification, aetiology,...
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| author | Helen L. Edwards Matthew R. Mulvey Michael I. Bennett |
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| description | Neuropathic pain in cancer is common and debilitating. It is important to differentiate neuropathic pain from other cancer-related pains as it is associated with worse pain outcomes and requires different treatment strategies. This review summarises recent updates to pain classification, aetiology, pain assessment and current recommendations for treatment in patients with cancer-related neuropathic pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9fbce59f4f345c088b57e51018c2d492023-09-02T17:14:34ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942019-03-0111337310.3390/cancers11030373cancers11030373Cancer-Related Neuropathic PainHelen L. Edwards0Matthew R. Mulvey1Michael I. Bennett2Academic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NL, UKAcademic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NL, UKAcademic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NL, UKNeuropathic pain in cancer is common and debilitating. It is important to differentiate neuropathic pain from other cancer-related pains as it is associated with worse pain outcomes and requires different treatment strategies. This review summarises recent updates to pain classification, aetiology, pain assessment and current recommendations for treatment in patients with cancer-related neuropathic pain.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/3/373neuropathic paincancerpharmacotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Helen L. Edwards Matthew R. Mulvey Michael I. Bennett Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain Cancers neuropathic pain cancer pharmacotherapy |
| title | Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain |
| title_full | Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain |
| title_fullStr | Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain |
| title_short | Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain |
| title_sort | cancer related neuropathic pain |
| topic | neuropathic pain cancer pharmacotherapy |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/3/373 |
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