Survivorship: Pain Version 1.2014

• DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2014.0054
• Publication Date: 2017-04-14T16:05:05Z
• Authors: Crystal S. Denlinger; Jennifer A. Ligibel; Madhuri Are; K. Scott Baker; Wendy Demark-Wahn...; Debra L. Friedman; Mindy Goldman; Lee Jones; Allison King; Grace H. Ku; Elizabeth Kvale; Terry S. Langbaum; Kristin Leonardi-...; Mary S. McCabe; Michelle Melisko; Jose G. Montoya; Kathi Mooney; Mary Ann Morgan; Javid J. Moslehi; Tracey O’Connor; Linda Overholser; Electra D. Paskett; Muhammad Raza; Karen L. Syrjala; Susan G. Urba; Mark T. Wakabayashi; Phyllis Zee; Nicole McMillian; Deborah Freedman-...
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Neoplasms; Humans; Survivors; Chronic Pain; 3. Good health

Many posttreatment cancer survivors experience chronic pain, often leading to psychological distress; decreased activity, motivation, and personal interactions; and an overall poor quality of life. This section of the NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship provides screening and management recommendations for pain in survivors. A multidisciplinary approach is recommended, with a combination of pharmacologic treatments, psychosocial and behavioral interventions, physical therapy and exercise, and interventional procedures.