Radiotherapy-Specific Chronic Pain Syndromes in the Cancer Population : An Evidence-Based Narrative Review

While radiation therapy is increasingly utilized in the treatment paradigm of many solid cancers, the chronic effects of radiation therapies are poorly characterized. Notably, understanding radiation-specific chronic pain syndromes is paramount given that the diagnosis and management of these conditions can serve to prevent long-standing functional impairments, optimize quality of life, and even allow for continued radiotherapy candidacy. These radiation-specific chronic pain phenomena include dermatitis, mucositis, enteritis, connective tissue fibrosis, lymphedema, and neuropathic pain syndromes. It is necessary to maintain a low threshold of suspicion for appropriately diagnosing these conditions as there exists a variance in when these symptoms arise after radiation. However, we present key epidemiological data delineating vulnerable cancer populations for each pain syndrome along with the available evidence for the management for each specific condition.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Advances in therapy - 38(2021), 3 vom: 11. März, Seite 1425-1446

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Karri, Jay [VerfasserIn]
Lachman, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Hanania, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Marathe, Anuj [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Mani [VerfasserIn]
Zacharias, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Orhurhu, Vwaire [VerfasserIn]
Gulati, Amitabh [VerfasserIn]
Abd-Elsayed, Alaa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer
Chronic pain
Journal Article
Multidisciplinary pain management
Radiotherapy
Review

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Date Completed 14.04.2021

Date Revised 14.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12325-021-01640-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32130795X