A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study of Pain in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors

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Introduction: Pain is a feared symptom in cancer patients and is reported in 30% of patients during treatment and in 70-90% with advanced disease.

Aim(s): Our aim was to determine the extent and the severity of pain in outpatients with NET as this has previously never been investigated.

Materials and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 207 NET patients between March 2014 and March 2015 at our tertiary NET Center. We used a validated questionnaire to investigate the prevalence, severity and character of pain along with demographic, clinical and pathological data from medical records.

Conference: 13th Annual ENETSConcerence (2016)

Presenting Author: Dam G

Authors: Dam G, Madsen M, Finnerup N, Grønbæk H,

Keywords: Pain, screening, neuropathic pain,