Population-based study of the prevalence and management of self-reported high pain scores in patients with non-resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
S TungN G CoburnL E DavisA L MaharS MyrehaugH ZhaoC C EarleA NathensJulie HalletPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2020)
Opiates are the most common pain-directed intervention for non-curable pancreatic adenocarcinoma, whereas radiation therapy and nerve blocks are seldom used. The lack of association between pain-directed interventions and patient factors points toward practice-driven patterns.