Telephone Intervention Improves Care Management in Radiotherapy for HNC
A quality improvement project sought to improve pain management in patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
New Documentation Tool Improves Telephone Triage in Oncology Pain Management
A new pain assessment documentation tool is helping nurses in an ambulatory clinic better manage telephone triage in oncology care.
Opioid Prescription Can Be Eliminated After Urologic Cancer Surgery
Postoperative opioid prescriptions are associated with delayed recovery, perioperative complications, and opioid misuse, investigators noted.
3-Day Opioid Supply at Surgical Discharge Decreases Long-Term Opioid Use
Researchers explored whether a shorter supply of opioids in the postsurgical setting would reduce overall opioid use and decrease conversion to long-term use.
Genotype Not Sufficient Biomarker for Opioid Selection in Cancer Pain Management
Researchers investigated whether presence of the rs4680-GG variant could serve as a biomarker to inform opioid selection for cancer pain.
Legalization of Medical Marijuana Beneficial for Cancer Patients
Reduction seen in rate of one or more opioid days and in the rate of one or more pain-related hospital events.
Recognizing Radiation Therapy as Both Cause and Treatment for Cancer Pain
A review of the relationship between cancer, pain, pain management, and radiotherapy.
How Stigma Influences Patients’ Perspectives on Opioids for Cancer-Related Pain
Interviews with patients with advanced cancer and their support providers identified concerns they have regarding use of opioids for pain management.
Pain in Cancer Requires Holistic Approach, Multidisciplinary Care Team
Researchers conducted a literature search to better understand the multidimensionality of pain, its evaluation, and management.
Guideline Released on Integrative Medicine for Pain Management in Oncology
The Society for Integrative Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology issued a joint guideline on use of integrative medicine for pain management in oncology.
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