title: Persistent pain after breast cancer surgery in a Chinese population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Persistent pain after breast cancer surgery is an underrecognized problem. Self-reporting is uncommon in the Chinese community.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, 200 women completed questionnaires assessing prevalence and associated factors of persistent pain after breast cancer surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  28.5% women reported persistent pain after surgery, 50.5% women reported sensory disturbance, and 4.2% reported phantom breast pain. The report of higher pain score was associated with a higher pain disability index score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that persistent pain after breast cancer surgery is a significant problem among Chinese women in Hong Kong and affects their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. yvonneliyo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yvonne Yi On
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Suet Kei
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires