title: [Update on oncological pain in the elderly].
abstract: Pain is a prevalent symptom in cancer geriatric patients, appearing in up to 90% of patients with terminal cancer. This requires a multidimensional approach, as there is a high percentage of inappropriate assessments and treatments. Unrecognized or poorly treated pain in the geriatric population, especially in cancer patients, leads to the development of disabling symptoms such as depression, anxiety, isolation, sleep disturbances, and appetite, and very especially, loss of functional capacity and quality of life. In this review an analysis is made on the most relevant studies on the diagnosis and management of cancer pain in the geriatric population.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, España. Electronic address: lcabezon@torrejonsalud.com.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cabezón-Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez-Pavón
authors.affiliation: Unidad del Dolor, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Cajaraville
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: María Aurora
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Viloria-Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Cecilio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Álamo-González
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, España; Coordinador del Comité de Expertos del Dolor de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología, España.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gil-Gregorio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000072716:Cancer Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Cancer pain assessment; Cancer pain management; Dolor oncológico; Geriatric cancer pain; Geriatric patient; Manejo del dolor oncológico; Paciente geriátrico; Valoración del dolor oncológico