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Breast Cancer
Acute pain following breast cancer surgery was focus of study
March 16th, 2006
Study results increase understanding of neurobiologic mechanisms and psychosocial processes that contribute to the development of acute pain following breast cancer surgery. Researchers at SUNY at Geneseo report, "Although more severe acute postoperative pain increases the risk of chronic pain following breast cancer surgery, few studies have examined the characteristics of patients who develop greater acute pain. To identify risk factors for acute pain and its persistence one month following breast cancer surgery, a sample of 114 women scheduled for breast cancer surgery was assessed preoperatively for demographic, clinical, and emotional functioning variables that...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-16)
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