title: The management of cancer pain.
abstract: The experience of pain in cancer is widely accepted as a major threat to quality of life, and the relief of pain has emerged as a priority in oncology care. Pain is associated with both the disease as well as treatment, and management is essential from the onset of early disease through long-term survivorship or end-of-life care. Effective relief of pain is contingent upon a comprehensive assessment to identify physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects and as a foundation for multidisciplinary interventions. Fortunately, advances in pain treatment and in the field of palliative care have provided effective treatments encompassing pharmacological, cognitive-behavioral, and other approaches. The field of palliative care has emphasized that attention to symptoms such as pain is integral to quality cancer care.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology-Oncology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Paice
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferrell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life