Pain at 12 Months After Surgery for Bre

• Autores: Tuomo J. Meretoja, Marjut H.K Leidenius, Tiina Tasmuth, Reetta Sipilä, Eija Kalso
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 311, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 90-91
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Persistent pain following breast cancer treatments remains a significant clinical problem despite improved treatment strategies.1 Data on factors associated with persistent pain are needed to develop prevention and treatment strategies and to improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients. This prospective study examined the prevalence and severity of and the factors associated with chronic pain after breast cancer surgery and adjuvant treatments.