Données épidémiologiques sur la douleur du cancer en France. Évolution sur deux décennies de la prévalence et de l’intensité de la douleur chez les malades atteints de cancer

摘要

Pain is frequently encountered in patients with cancer, due to cancer itself, to cancer treatment, or to an independent cause. It is linked with various mechanisms as inflammatory, neuropathic, somatic or visceral, acute or chronic. It has a negative impact on patients’ quality of life, and probably on patients’ survival. Cancer pain treatment is based on the efficacy of various approaches such symptomatic or specific interventions. Cancer pain management is often considered as poor, as found in the results of French surveys. Some explanations and proposals are offered.