Factors Associated With Cancer-related Pain Among Utah Cancer Survivors.

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• Alternative Title:
  Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice, June 2025: Factors Associated With Cancer-related Pain Among Utah Cancer Survivors.
• Journal Article:
  Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice
• Personal Author:
  Codden, Rachel R. ; Ofori-Atta, Blessing S. ; Carter, Marjorie E. ; Herget, Kimberly A. ; Doherty, Jennifer A. ; Kirchhoff, Anne C. ; Millar, Morgan M.
• Description:
  To identify clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with cancer-related pain among Utah cancer survivors 2-5 years after diagnosis.
  
  Participants include 2232 Utah cancer survivors diagnosed with invasive cancers at ages 18 + who responded to a probability-based sample survey administered by the Utah Cancer Registry from 2018 to 2023. Participants self-reported cancer-related pain status and methods of pain control. We calculated counts and percentages and used logistic regression to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with cancer-related pain. All analyses were weighted to account for complex survey sample design and age-adjusted to the Utah cancer survivor population.
  
  Twenty-two percent of survivors reported currently experiencing physical pain caused by their cancer or cancer treatment. Of those reporting pain, 24% reported their pain was not under control, 40% indicated their pain was under control with medication, and 36% reported it was under control without medication. The most frequently used pain control methods were nonopioid analgesics (49%) and physical activity (37%). In multivariable models, younger survivors, those either underweight or obese, survivors of breast cancer, and those facing material financial hardships were more likely to report cancer-related pain.
  
  Twenty-two percent of Utah cancer survivors experienced pain related to their cancer or cancer treatment. For some, this pain is well managed, but approximately a quarter have uncontrolled pain.
  
  Cancer-related pain is not solely associated with clinical features, and the findings here can guide clinicians and researchers toward a better understanding of the needs of cancer survivors and tailor pain management treatments to this unique population.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Cancer Survivors
  • Chronic Pain
  • Pain Management
  • Quality of Life
  • Neoplasms
  • Analgesics
• Keywords:
  • cancer survivor
  • chronic pain
  • social determinants of health
  • cancer
• Source:
  Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice, June 2025
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-025-01840-2
• ISSN:
  1932-2259 ; 1932-2267
• Pubmed ID:
  40474012
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12211117
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  UM1 TR004409/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR002538/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UM1TR004409/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health/ ; HHSN261201800016C/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; NU58DP007131/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN261201800016I/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; 236250/Utah Department of Health and Human Services/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Utah
• Pages in Document:
  19 pdf pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/261359/cdc_261359_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 670.05 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:586946e77797ed580a94e7e9ad55d9530145a258b65d966e5b8f25e188502aa9661f741c85210d9c56c229d0153934b08a5ac55495c710dde6aa48434156d6b0