Monday 24 February 2014

Factors associated with the development of chronic pain after surgery for breast cancer

Factors associated with the development of chronic pain after surgery for breast cancer: A prospective cohort from a tertiary center in the United States. The breast, Jan/Feb. 2014, Vol. 20(1), p.9-14.

De Oliveira, G.S., et al.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tbj.12207/full

Chronic pain has been shown to affect up to 60% of patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Besides younger age, other risk factors for the development of chronic pain have not been consistent in previous studies. The objective of the current investigation was to detect the prevalence and risk factors for the development of chronic pain after breast cancer surgery by examining a patient population from a tertiary cancer center in the United States.