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Managing chronic pain after breast cancer treatments: are web-based interventions the future?

Sue HartupMichelle Briggs
Published in: Current opinion in supportive and palliative care (2024)
Multiple types of intervention emerged and appear well accepted by patients. Most assessed short-term impact and did not evaluate for reduction in chronic pain. Such interventions require rigorous effectiveness testing to meet the growing needs of post-treatment pain in breast cancer. A detailed understanding of components of web-based interventions and their individual impact on acute pain and chronic pain is needed within future optimisation trials. Their effectiveness as preventative tools are yet to be decided.
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