PURPOSE To collect data on the prevalence of various types of cancer pain in a sample of children with cancer, and to implement the WHO Analgesic Ladder in the management of pain in pediatric cancer. METHODS Eighty four pediatric patients suffering of cancer pain were studied during the period 2001-2006. Patients were requested to rate their global intensity of pain on 0-100 mm visual analogu...

Background. Cinobufagin has been widely used in the treatment of carcinoma and plays an important role in the relief of cancer pain. But the involved mechanism remains unknown. Aim. To investigate the changes in thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia in paw cancer pain in mice and the action mechanism of cinobufagin using a paw cancer pain model. Methods. 60 female mice were randomly divided into ...

O ver the past two decades, pain control has become a front-burner issue among oncologists, but glaring problems in treating pain remain, a new survey shows. Barriers limiting pain control include patients' reluctance to report pain and to take opioids, coupled with physicians' reluctance to prescribe them, as well as increasing regulatory barriers, according to a study in the Nov. 14 online is...

INTRODUCTION One of the most frequent issues nurses encounter with after or during cancer-related surgeries is pain. For postoperative pain relief, different nonpharmacologic interventions, such as nurse-patient communication, mental support, preoperative education, and consultation can be used. Doing such interventions may decrease postoperative pain. However, the research results regarding th...

background:       lymphedema is a common complication for breast cancer therapy. patients with lymphedema may experience pain and body image issues. this study investigates the effect of combined decongestive therapy and pneumatic compression pump on body image in patients with lymphedema secondary to breast cancer treatment. methods:       42 women with breast cancer related lymphedema partici...

background: worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. in india and other developing countries, breast carcinoma ranks second only to cervical carcinoma among women. although studies have been done globally, to find the association between breastfeeding and breast cancer, very few studies in india document such a benefit. methods: a case–control study was done from august 2...

background: gastric cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer. as conflicting studies have recently been published, we aimed to evaluate the magnitude of the epidemiological evidence for an association between alcohol consumption and gastric cancer. methods: this study is a meta-analysis of case-control studies which have been performed during 1989 to 2007. we systematically r...