Multidisciplinary management of persistent severe cancer pain: a collaborative European approach.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cancer pain is often undertreated, with patients frequently referred late to specialist services. This study aimed to develop expert-led recommendations to address unmet needs in the management of persistent severe cancer pain in Europe.

Methods

An online questionnaire on cancer pain management was used to identify controversies in the clinical practice of European oncologists. A series of recommendations to address these controversies was then proposed and validated, using a Delphi-like methodology, by a joint expert panel of pain specialists and oncologists.

Results

Consensus was reached on 13 recommendations. Key agreements focused on the following: (i) collaboration: establishing cancer pain committees (87% agreement) and shared protocols (100%), (i) educa

SUBMITTER: Dupoiron D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12578720 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature