Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Cancer Pain

Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions for cancer pain relief and pain management.

Created July 2009

16 Resources Found

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Title:   Patient positioning or mobilisation and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in adults with metastatic spinal cord compression
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with advanced cancer may develop metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC), a serious complication which can cause pain and mobility problems and possibly paralysis. MSCC is the spread of the cancer to the spinal column. A diagnosis of MSCC norma...
Date:   Feb 2012
Title:   Calcitonin used to treat metastatic bone pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The limited evidence currently available does not support the use of calcitonin to control pain arising from bone metastases. People who have cancer which has spread to their bones and the nerves adjacent to the bones often suffer severe pain. There are...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Radioisotopes to ease metastatic bone pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pain is commonly experienced by people whose cancer has spread to their bones. There are several ways to treat this pain, including the administration of radioisotopes, which are chemical elements that emit radiation and act on the bone to reduce the ef...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Bone agents for breast cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When breast cancer (BC) has spread to the bones (bone metastases, BM), bone agents (added to anti-cancer treatment for breast cancer) can reduce pain, fractures and other bone problems. Women and men with advanced breast cancer (ABC) commonly develop bo...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Acupuncture for cancer-related pain in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Up to 70% of patients with cancer-related pain do not receive adequate pain relief and this reduces their quality of life. Acupuncture may have a role to play in relieving cancer-related pain. This review evaluated evidence for the effectiveness of acup...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Celiac plexus block (CPB) in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer-related pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Abdominal pain is a major symptom in patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer and is often difficult to treat. Celiac plexus block (CPB) is a safe and effective method for reducing this pain. It involves the chemical destruction of the nerve fibres th...
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Multiple myeloma (also known as myeloma or plasma cell myeloma) is a B-cell malignancy, or more precisely, plasma cell neoplasm. Multiple myeloma cells migrate to the bone marrow and continuously multiply. Thus, the cancer grows inside or outside of the...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer-related pain in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cancer-related pain is complex and multidimensional but is mostly managed using drug therapy. There is increasing recognition of the need for non-drug approaches and TENS may have a significant role to play. Only one new study met eligibility criteria f...
Date:   Feb 2012
Title:   Laparoscopic surgery for benign ovarian tumours is associated with less pain, shorter hospital stay, and fewer adverse events than with laparotomy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Laparoscopy is a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed through small incisions (usually 2 to 3 cm long) using a laparoscope. This is a telescopic rod lens system that is usually connected to a video camera. In the 12 controlled stu...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Oral morphine for cancer pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Morphine taken by mouth is an effective pain-killer for cancer pain. Pain is commonly experienced by people with cancer, and morphine is considered the gold standard for relieving pain when it becomes moderate to severe. This review aimed to assess the ...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Using Methadone (an opioid drug) in relieving cancer pain.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pain is a common and debilitating symptom of cancer. Methadone is an opioid drug used to treat cancer pain, and can be given by mouth as liquid, tablet or capsule, via the rectum as a suppository, or injected into the vein, muscle or under the skin. Thi...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Ketamine as an adjuvant to opioids for cancer pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The benefits and harms of adding ketamine to strong pain-killers such as morphine for the relief of cancer pain are not yet established. Morphine-like drugs (opioids) are frequently prescribed for moderate and severe cancer pain, but in some cases these...
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Opioids for the management of breakthrough (episodic) pain in cancer patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC) is an opioid and is effective in the management of breakthrough pain. Breakthrough pain is a common and debilitating component of pain in patients with cancer. Clinical trial evidence was sought to determine the...
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   The changing of opioids to improve pain relief and drug tolerance in patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Opioid switching is the term given to the clinical practice of substituting one strong opioid with another, in an attempt to achieve a better balance between pain relief and side effects. This is an established clinical practice for patients with cancer...
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Bisphosphonates for the relief of pain secondary to bone metastases
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bisphosphonates give some relief from pain caused by cancer that has invaded bones. Patients with cancer that has spread to the bone frequently have pain. Pain control is an important part of cancer management. Bisphosphonates are medicines that affect ...
Date:   Feb 2002
Title:   Radiotherapy for pain relief in patients with untreatable secondary cancer tumours
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Secondary cancer tumours (metastases) located in bone tissue can cause high levels of pain and distress in patients with terminal cancer. Radiotherapy is used commonly to provide pain relief, however, the precise effectiveness of radiotherapy may be unc...
Date:   May 1999

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