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Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 8/2019

01-08-2019 | Care | Review Article

Opening up disruptive ways of management in cancer pain: the concept of multimorphic pain

Authors: Antoine Lemaire, Brigitte George, Caroline Maindet, Alexis Burnod, Gilles Allano, Christian Minello

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 8/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

Following a series of articles reviewing the basics of cancer pain management, in this article, we develop the guiding principle of our philosophy: the concept of multimorphic pain and how to integrate it as the innovative cornerstone of supportive care in cancer.

Method

Critical reflection based on literature analysis and clinical practice.

Results

This model aims to break with standard approaches, offering a more dynamic and exhaustive vision of cancer pain as a singular clinical entity, taking into account its multimorphic characteristics (cancer pain experience can and will change during cancer: aetiology, physiopathology, clinical presentation and consequences of pain) and the disruptive elements that can occur to influence its evolution (cancer evolution, concomitant treatments, pain from associated diseases, comorbidities and complications, or modifications in the environment). Our model establishes the main key stages for interdisciplinary management of cancer pain:
  • Early, personalised management that is targeted and multimodal;
  • Identification, including in advance, of potential disruptive elements throughout the care pathway, using an exhaustive approach to all the factors influencing pain, leading to patient and caregiver education;
  • Optimal analgesic balance throughout the care pathway;
  • Integration of this concept into a systemic early supportive care model from the cancer diagnosis.

Conclusions

Given the difficulties still present in the management of pain in cancer, and whilst cancer is often considered as a chronic condition, the concept of multimorphic pain proposes a practical, optimised and innovative approach for clinicians and, ultimately, for patients experiencing pain.
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Metadata
Title
Opening up disruptive ways of management in cancer pain: the concept of multimorphic pain
Authors
Antoine Lemaire
Brigitte George
Caroline Maindet
Alexis Burnod
Gilles Allano
Christian Minello
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Care
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 8/2019
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04831-z

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