Intractable Neck Pain in an Oncologic Palliative Care Setting: Is Cancer Always the Answer?

Related Articles Intractable Neck Pain in an Oncologic Palliative Care Setting: Is Cancer Always the Answer? J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2017 Mar;31(1):43-44 Authors: Delfine V, Bernasconi E, Bardelli D, Spataro V, Fusi-Schmidhauser T Abstract Refractory pain is a common manifestation in an oncologic palliative care setting and represents a major challenge for health care professionals involved in care provision. The underlying neoplasm and its dissemination are the foremost pathophysiologic mechanism for the development of pain in patients with advanced cancer. Nonetheless, other etiologies such as trauma and infections need to be considered by clinicians in this particular care setting.…
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