Palliative Care News

Electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture led to greater pain reductions than usual care among cancer survivors with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Oncology.

Most women with metastatic breast cancer require opioids for pain management within a month of diagnosis, according to observational study results published in Scientific Reports.

Two Cleveland Clinic researchers received a multimillion-dollar grant to investigate biomarkers that may help predict which individuals with cancer are most likely to develop chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathic pain.

ASH recognized three Choosing Wisely Champions during the ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

APPs, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, bring a complicated definition of value to health care.

Women with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may be at increased risk for new chronic persistent drug use, according to study results presented at the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Symptoms such as pain, fatigue and pruritus often went underrecognized among patients with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy, according to study results presented at the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Palliative care is an important piece of cancer care that improves the quality of life for patients with cancer.

Many patients with breast cancer use cannabis to help relieve treatment-related adverse effects, but there is a need for better data on its safety and efficacy and improved patient-physician dialogue, according to Marisa C. Weiss, MD.

Methylnaltrexone can effectively treat opioid-induced constipation in patients, including those with cancer, according to research to be presented at the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine’s annual meeting.