"Cancer Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Pain that may be caused by or related to cellular, tissue, and systemic changes that occur during NEOPLASM growth, tissue invasion, and METASTASIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072716
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.212
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| Concept/Terms |
Cancer Pain- Cancer Pain
- Cancer Pains
- Pain, Cancer
- Pains, Cancer
- Cancer-Associated Pain
- Cancer Associated Pain
- Cancer-Associated Pains
- Pain, Cancer-Associated
- Pains, Cancer-Associated
- Neoplasm-Related Pain
- Neoplasm Related Pain
- Neoplasm-Related Pains
- Pain, Neoplasm-Related
- Pains, Neoplasm-Related
- Oncological Pain
- Oncological Pains
- Pain, Oncological
- Pains, Oncological
- Tumor-Related Pain
- Pain, Tumor-Related
- Pains, Tumor-Related
- Tumor Related Pain
- Tumor-Related Pains
- Tumor-Associated Pain
- Pain, Tumor-Associated
- Pains, Tumor-Associated
- Tumor Associated Pain
- Tumor-Associated Pains
- Oncology Pain
- Oncology Pains
- Pain, Oncology
- Pains, Oncology
- Cancer-Related Pain
- Cancer Related Pain
- Cancer-Related Pains
- Pain, Cancer-Related
- Pains, Cancer-Related
- Neoplasm-Associated Pain
- Neoplasm Associated Pain
- Neoplasm-Associated Pains
- Pain, Neoplasm-Associated
- Pains, Neoplasm-Associated
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cancer Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Arts in Medicine for the Reduction of Pain and Stress in Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 May; 69(5):546-551.
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Association of opioid use with survival in patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: it is time for evidence-based behaviors. Oncologist. 2025 Jan 17; 30(1).
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Efficacy of opioid combination versus single opioid for adult cancer pain: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 23; 14(12):e084829.
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Outcomes After Palliative Radiation Therapy in Patients With Symptomatic Locoregionally Advanced Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Jun 01; 122(2):278-291.
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Managing Cancer Pain in Hospitalized Patients with Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder with Buprenorphine: A Case Series. J Palliat Med. 2025 Mar; 28(3):416-419.
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Sympathetic Blockade for Pain Associated With Nonaxial Bone Lesions in Patients With Cancer: An Uncontrolled Cohort. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2024 10; 22(8):537-542.
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Perceptions Toward Naloxone Among Patients With Cancer Receiving Opioids. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Dec; 68(6):e500-e507.
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Dec; 68(6):e462-e490.
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Opioid analgesic dose and route conversion ratio studies: a scoping review to inform an eDelphi guideline. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Jul 24; 32(8):542.
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Bone Pain and Survival Among Patients With Metastatic, Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the SWOG-1216 Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 07 01; 7(7):e2419966.