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Wednesday, June 02, 2010

focus on: Cancer Neuropathic Pain: Overview of Current Status and Future Objectives -- The Oncologist



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 Cancer Neuropathic Pain: Overview of Current Status and Future Objectives
Frederick H. Hausheer, Kathleen M. Foley
The Oncologist 2010; 15(Supplement 2): 1-2; doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2009-S506
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Mark J. Lema, Kathleen M. Foley, Frederick H. Hausheer
The Oncologist 2010; 15(Supplement 2): 3-8; doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2009-S505
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]   SUMMARY: This article briefly surveys the types and causes of neuropathic pain and then discusses what is known about the epidemiology of cancer-related neuropathic pain.
Gary J. Bennett
The Oncologist 2010; 15(Supplement 2): 9-12; doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2009-S503
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]   SUMMARY: The article reviews some of the work that has been done to study the peripheral causes of neuropathic pain as it relates to cancer.
Charles S. Cleeland, John T. Farrar, Frederick H. Hausheer
The Oncologist 2010; 15(Supplement 2): 13-18; doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2009-S501
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]   SUMMARY: This article briefly outlines the currently accepted measures of neuropathy and neuropathic pain, discusses their commonalities and limitations, and offers thoughts on improvements to current assessment strategies.
Barrie R. Cassileth, Francis J. Keefe
The Oncologist 2010; 15(Supplement 2): 19-23; doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2009-S504
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]   SUMMARY: This article briefly describes research illustrating the promise of important integrative oncology therapies for the treatment of cancer-related neuropathic pain, including massage therapy, acupuncture, and psychological/behavioral interventions.
Miroslav Backonja, Clifford J. Woolf
The Oncologist 2010; 15(Supplement 2): 24-29; doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2009-S502
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]   SUMMARY: This article briefly reviews emerging treatments for neuropathic pain and discusses specific opportunities to alter the drug discovery paradigm, stressing the need for an approach that emphasizes the unbiased evaluation of the particular neurobiological mechanisms contributing to neuropathic pain in individual patients.

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