Adult patients with cancer with uncontrolled pain had baseline assessments performed by PM providers using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale. Pharmacotherapy was initiated or modified accordingly.

Single-fraction radiation therapy (RT) reduced hepatic pain among most patients with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma or liver metastases, according to results of a phase III study presented at the ...

A smartphone application powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for monitoring and managing pain in patients with advanced cancer has the potential to provide access to palliative care for the entire ...

Pain scales are tools for people to describe the level of pain they experience. Healthcare workers can also use pain scale charts to assess patients. There are several different pain scales, each with ...

The coronavirus has forced healthcare organizations to rethink many processes so they can stem the spread of the disease and save resources while still delivering essential and compassionate care. One ...

Structured collaboration between physicians working in palliative care (PC) and pain medicine (PM) may increase PC physician referral of seriously ill patients to PM specialists and potentially ...

Adult patients with cancer with uncontrolled pain had baseline assessments performed by PM providers using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale. Pharmacotherapy was initiated or modified accordingly.