Increased pain after palliative radiotherapy: not only due to cancer progression

Ann Palliat Med. 2024 Jan;13(1):18-21. doi: 10.21037/apm-23-571. Epub 2024 Jan 15.

Authors

Satoshi Murakami¹, Akira Kitani², Toru Kubota¹, Yasuhito Uezono³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Palliative Medicine, Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
² Department of Breast Surgery, Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
³ Department of Pain Control Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 38247451
DOI: 10.21037/apm-23-571

No abstract available

Keywords: Palliative radiotherapy; cancer pain; opioids.

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid
Cancer Pain* / etiology
Cancer Pain* / radiotherapy
Humans
Neoplasms* / complications
Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
Pain / etiology
Pain / radiotherapy
Palliative Care

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid