cancer-related pain

Multidisciplinary Pain Team Significantly Improved Patients’ Symptoms, Quality of Life

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Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) focused on pain management showed improved outcomes among patients with cancer-related pain, according to data published in Pain Management Nursing.1 Although they mentioned the complexities of cancer-related pain, researchers noted MDTs are best positioned to offer personalized treatment known to improve symptoms and quality of life (QOL). “Cancer pain is a prevalent … Read more

Don’t Miss 2024’s Top 5 Stories From Canada

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Medscape Medical News tallied the most-read Canadian stories of 2024 to draft a list of the five that garnered the greatest interest and, in some instances, an outpouring of advice. Here’s the countdown. 5: ED Visits for Cannabis Use a Harbinger of Anxiety Disorder Many readers appreciated this story, which points to the risk that cannabis … Read more

More Americans Than Ever Suffer from Chronic Pain

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More Americans than ever are hurting with enduring, life-restricting pain. Like obesity, this condition is on the rise, according to figures in a new NCHS Data Brief from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2023, 24.3% of US adults had chronic pain, and 8.5% had high-impact chronic pain (HICP) that frequently limited … Read more