Advances in pancreatic cancer pain and its treatment / 复旦学报（医学版）

ABSTRACT

Pancreatic cancer is a malignant digestive system tumor.The incidence of pancreatic cancer is rising,the prognosis is very poor,the mortality rate is extremely high (almost 100％),and the 5-year survival rate is less than 5％.One of the main symptoms of this tumor is pain and mostly neuropathic origin,which significantly decreases the quality of life and the impacts on patient's functional activity.The most common pain treatment for pancreatic cancer is drug analgesia therapy,which is based on the WHO analgesic ladder rule.However,it is not always effective,and many side effects reduce the quality of life of patients.Invasive treatment of pain in pancreatic cancer mainly includes neurolytic celiac plexus block and splanchnicectomy,which can significantly reduce the level of pain and help to improve the quality of life.Invasive remedies should not be applied at the final stage and should be considered in the early stages of the disease (such as the first or second step of the WHO analgesic ladder).This paper comprehensively analyzes the current clinical treatment of pancreatic cancer pain and evaluates its effectiveness,and hopes to provide more information on the treatment of pain in patients with pancreatic cancer.