Evaluation of Different Types of Pain in Patients with Breast Cancer
Pain in Breast Cancer Patients
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Sanaz Fakhim
,
Sepideh Farahani
,
Hoda Pourkarim
,
Fateme Mousavi
,
Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
,
Mehdi Azad
Abstract
Background: Cancer, a common disease in the world, is considered the second cause of mortality in developed countries. In the management of symptoms created by breast cancer (BC), pain is the most important. So, this study aimed to evaluate different dimensions of pain in patients using the McGill Pain Questionnaire. In this way, physicians could perform effective treatment for patients. Methods: This case study was done on BC patients aged 30-60 years old in some specialized cancer hospitals in Tehran. The utilized research instrument in this study was the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS Software. Results: The BC pain in various dimensions as sensory, emotional, general understanding, and different pain types was studied on 166 women with BC. Our results indicated that pain was more in the sensory dimension in studied patients with an average rate of 80.4, which attributed 1 to 10 rows of the questionnaire. The most chosen words by BC patient in the sensory, emotional, and general understanding dimensions were as follow: the word “Sharp” with 69, “Troublesome” with 47, and “Nauseating” with 87 were the most frequent respectively. Conclusion: According to these results, it is possible to use effective and better treatment to reduce BC patients’ pain.
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4. Sahmani M, Vatanmakanian M, Goudarzi M, Mobarra N, Azad M. Microchips and their Significance in Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells and Monitoring of Cancers. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(3):879-94.
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12. Amirifard N, Sadeghi E, Payandeh M, Mohebbi H, Sadeghi M, Choubsaz M. Relationship between HER2 Proto-oncogene Status and Prognostic Factors of Breast Cancer in the West of Iran. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(1):295-8.
13. Stones C, Knapp P, Closs SJ. Creating a better picture of chronic pain: improving pain pictogram designs through systematic evaluation of user responses. Br J Pain. 2016;10(4):177-85.
14. Macdonald L, Bruce J, Scott NW, Smith WCS, Chambers WA. Long-term follow-up of breast cancer survivors with post-mastectomy pain syndrome. Br J Cancer. 2005;92(2):225-30.
15. Sinaei F, Zendehdel K, Adili M, Ardestani A, Montazeri A, Mohagheghi MA. Association Between Breast Reconstruction Surgery and Quality of Life in Iranian Breast Cancer Patients. Acta Med Iran. 2017;55(1):35-41.
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17. Dobratz MC. Word choices of advanced cancer patients: frequency of nociceptive and neuropathic pain. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2008;25(6):469-75.
18. Lalloo C, Kumbhare D, Stinson JN, Henry JL. Pain-QuILT: clinical feasibility of a web-based visual pain assessment tool in adults with chronic pain. J Med Internet Res. 2014;16(5):e127-e.
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21. Ferreira VTK, Guirro ECdO, Dibai-Filho AV, Ferreira SMdA, de Almeida AM. Characterization of chronic pain in breast cancer survivors using the McGill Pain Questionnaire. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2015;19(4):651-5.
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Fakhim S, Farahani S, Pourkarim H, Mousavi F, Ahmadi MH, Azad M. Evaluation of Different Types of Pain in Patients with Breast Cancer. Basic Clin Cancer Res. 2021;12(3):130-139.
