title: Assessing cancer pain.
abstract: Regular assessment for the presence of pain and response to pain management strategies should be high priority in cancer patients. Pain is a multidimensional experience in cancer patients. Pain management will be most effective when treatments are individualized after exploring the various physical and non-physical components of pain, and the patient and family are educated and involved in decision making. This article discusses the various issues that are pertinent to the assessment of pain in cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA. sdalal@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruera
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003142:Communication; D015897:Comorbidity; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics