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Meta-Analysis
. 2021:182:3-15.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-81526-4_1.

History and Epidemiology of Cancer Pain

David J Copenhaver  1 , Ming Huang  2 , Jasmine Singh  2 , Scott M Fishman  3
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Meta-Analysis

History and Epidemiology of Cancer Pain

David J Copenhaver et al. Cancer Treat Res. 2021.

Abstract

Pain is indelibly associated with the cancer experience. A systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that the prevalence of cancer pain is 55% during anticancer treatment, 66.4% in advanced, metastatic, or terminal disease, and 39.3% after curative treatment.

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