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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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