Erschienen in:
01.11.2014 | Neuropathic Pain (E Eisenberg, Section Editor)
Cancer Treatment-Related Neuropathic Pain Syndromes—Epidemiology and Treatment: An Update
verfasst von:
Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, Celia M. Bridges, Grace Kanzawa, Robert Knoerl, James P. Kelly IV, Anna Berezovsky, Charis Woo
Erschienen in:
Current Pain and Headache Reports
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Ausgabe 11/2014
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Abstract
Cancer treatment-related chronic neuropathic pain (NP) is a pervasive and distressing problem that negatively influences function and quality of life for countless cancer survivors. It occurs because of cancer treatment-induced damage to peripheral and central nervous system structures. NP becomes chronic when pain signal transmission persists, eventually sensitizing neurons in the dorsal horn and other pain-processing regions in the central nervous system. Frequently overlooked, NP due to cancer treatment has been understudied. Consequently, only a few pharmacologic interventions have been shown to be effective based on the results of randomized controlled trials. Future research designed to explore pathophysiologic mechanisms and effective mechanism-targeted interventions is sorely needed.