conclusions caffeine has a potential role for pain modulation. current evidence on caffeine use for migraine and terminal stage cancer is not well-established. future studies should address the use of caffeine alone for different types of pain with dose escalation and standardization of outcome measurement. evidence acquisition the data on caffeine as an adjuvant therapy or as a main component ...

OBJECTIVES This study measured the perceptions of cancer patients and caregivers in Utah concerning knowledge about and adequacy of pharmacologic cancer pain control. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive survey was sent to a stratified random sample of adult cancer patients obtained from the Utah Tumor Registry. Questionnaires asked cancer patients and caregivers about their knowledge of pain ...

Introduction 345 The etiology of tumor-related pain 345 The epidemiology of cancer pain in pediatrics 346 Breakthrough cancer pain in children 346 Nonpharmacological methods of pain control in children with cancer 346 Pharmacological management of cancer pain in children 347 Anesthetic approaches to pain management 354 Terminal sedation 354 Tolerance, physical dependence, addiction 354 Referenc...

introduction : although oral cancer is amenable for early detection, it often presents as advanced disease in many of patients. long-lasting ulcer or mucosal discoloration has been described as the key to an early diagnosis; however other symptoms may also exist. the present study aims to describe the frequency of the early symptoms in oral cancer patients, with a special focus on pain. materia...

the purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic result of ct -guided celiac plexus block for managing intractable upper abdominal pain due to pancreatic carcinoma or chronic pancreatitis. we treated 22 cancer patients who were on regular narcotic medication. after an iv infusion of 10mllkg ringer's lactate solution, all patients were rolled onto prone position, and lidocaine was ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze the pain characteristics and factors influencing the outcome of pain control in patients with lung cancer having pain. METHODS Pain characteristics, the effectiveness, and prognostic factors for pain control were analyzed in 152 patients with lung cancer having moderate or severe chronic pain admitted to Cancer Center of The First Hospital ...