A neuropathic pain component as a predictor of improvement in pain interference after radiotherapy for painful tumors: A secondary analysis of a prospective observational study

Background and purpose: We previously demonstrated that patients with a tumor-related neuropathic pain component were more likely to experience a pain response after radiotherapy (RT) than those without. It is unknown whether the presence of a neuropathic component also favorably influences pain int...

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Main Authors: Tetsuo Saito, Etsushi Tomitaka, Ryo Toya, Tomohiko Matsuyama, Satoshi Ninomura, Takahiro Watakabe, Natsuo Oya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630818300740