Incidence of Severe Pain in Newly Diagnosed Ambulatory Patients with Stage IV Cancer

Affiliations

Thomas Isaac: Center for Patient Safety, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Canada
Sherri O Stuver: Center for Patient Safety, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Canada
Roger B Davis: Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA
Susan Block: Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
Jane C Weeks: Center for Outcomes and Policy Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
Donna L Berry: Phyllis F Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Saul N Weingart: Center for Patient Safety, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Canada

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pain is common among cancer patients.