background most of the cancer patients may suffer from pain; therefore, music therapy -as a noninvasive method- is sometimes used to help reduce the pain of cancer patients. objective to evaluate the effects of music therapy on pain in some patients with cancer. material and methods this semi-experimental study was performed at urmia teaching hospital in 2011. a total number of 60 patients with...

background : children suffering from cancer always require pain relief and reduce anxiety when undergoing painful procedures. the aim of this study is to compare the effect of pethedine and ketamine administration in cancer-diagnosed children undergoing bone marrow aspiration and biopsy procedures. subjects and methods : a randomized, double-blinded, crossover trial was carried out on 57 childr...

introduction : severepain is a major problem in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. the goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy (ts) on pain control in these patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer. methods:between years 2000 to 2011, 20 patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer underwent ts due to severe pain. they w...

introduction: almost all malignant tumors have the potential to eventually produce bone metastasis. the aim of the current study was to report the distribution pattern and imaging characteristics of bone metastases detected by conventional whole body bone scintigraphy in patients with different types of malignancies and to assess their relationship with the complaint of bone pain. methods: as ...

background: pain adversely affects cancer patients quality of life . knowing different sources of pain helps physicians and patients to manage it. the aim of this study was investigating physical factors affecting pain in iranian cancer patients. method: this cross-sectional study randomly enrolled cancer patients who were newly admitted to the medical oncology department of cancer institute of...

background: we report the analgesic efficacy of lumbar epidural adenosine injection in reducing the chronic neuropathic pain in a patient with primitive neuroectodermal tumor. report of the case: in this case report a 13-year-old male with primary neuroectodermal tumor (pnet) was administered in epidural space with adenosine to reduce his pain. the patient received 10ml of 0.25% ropivacaine and...

background: pain has been one of the most debilitating symptoms of cancer. the aim of this study was to evaluate residents' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding pain control in cancer patients. methods: in a descriptive study, 69 randomly selected third-year various residents practicing in teaching hospitals of shahid beheshti school of medicine participated in this study. they have prov...

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 ...

conclusions the results of this review showed that the number of studies on the use of complementary medicine in leukemia patients is very limited (especially in iran), and it can be the subject of numerous studies in the future. results the overall results showed that few studies have been conducted on the use of exercise, massage therapy, music therapy, acupressure, and healing touch in patie...