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RESEARCH TYPE:
Review


Human Studies, Neurobiology

PAIN TYPE:
Cancer Pain


2023 Apr 06


Curr Opin Support Palliat Care


37039569

Neurosurgical interventions for cancer pain.

Authors

Alamri A, Mostofi A, Pereira EA

Abstract

Half of all cancer patients will develop cancer-related pain, and a fifth of these patients will continue to experience pain refractory to maximal pharmacological therapy. This, together with the opioid crisis, has prompted a resurgence in neurosurgical treatments. Neuromodulatory or neuroablative procedures are largely used for various nonmalignant, chronic pain conditions, but there is growing evidence to support their use in cancer pain. This review aims to cover the main neurosurgical treatments that may prove useful in the changing sphere of cancer pain treatment.