Association between pre-treatment sleep disturbance and radiation therapy-induced pain in 573 women with breast cancer

Pain can be a debilitating side effect of radiation therapy (RT). Data from the general population has shown that sleep disturbance can influence pain incidence and severity; however, less is known about this relationship in breast cancer patients receiving RT.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - August 4, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Anita R. Peoples, Wilfred R. Pigeon, Dongmei Li, Sheila N. Garland, Michael L. Perlis, Julia E. Inglis, Vincent Vinciguerra, Thomas Anderson, Lisa S. Evans, James L. Wade, Deborah J. Ossip, Gary R. Morrow, Julie Ryan Wolf Source Type: research