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Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: New Perspectives From the Bedside to the Bench
Charles L. Loprinzi, MD

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a significant, debilitating complication of chemotherapy administration for cancer.
Sex, Gender, and Pain: A Review of Recent Clinical and Experimental Findings
Roger B. Fillingim, PhD

The effects of sex and gender on the subjective experience of pain and analgesic response have generated marked scientific and clinical interest over the last decade. Women are at greater risk for many painful conditions and are more sensitive...
The War on Cancer Pain: New Battles
Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN

More effective surgical, chemotherapeutic, and radiologic therapies for cancer have increased overall survival rates.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain: Causes and Consequences of Unequal Care
Karen O. Anderson, PhD, MPH

A review of the recent literature suggests that racial and ethnic disparities in pain assessment, analgesic treatment, and patient outcomes continue to exist across various acute and chronic pain conditions.
An Overview of Spinal Cord Stimulation and Intrathecal Opioid Infusion Systems
Samyadev Datta, MD

Based on the landmark gate control theory proposed by Ronald Melzack and Patrick D. Wall, spinal cord stimulation is increasingly being used to treat various chronic pain conditions.
$Assessment of Celiac Plexus Block and Neurolysis Outcomes and Technique in the Management of Refractory Visceral Cancer Pain$ Assessment of Celiac Plexus Block and Neurolysis Outcomes and Technique in the Management of Refractory Visceral Cancer Pain
Michael A. Erdek, MD

Objective: To assess demographic and clinical factors associated with celiac plexus neurolysis outcomes. Design. Retrospective clinical data analysis. Setting. A tertiary care, academic medical center.
Virtual Reality and Pain Management
Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD

Virtual reality is a multisensory technology that allows participants to become immersed and participate in a virtual world.
A Clinical Trial of Gene Therapy for Chronic Pain
David J. Fink, MD

The treatment of pain with pharmacologic agents is often limited by dose-dependent side effects that develop when drugs are delivered systemically.
Updates on Innovative Hypnotic Interventions for Pain Management
Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP

Meta-analysis of studies addressing hypnotic analgesia for both clinical and laboratory pain suggest that this modality is highly efficacious compared with standard care or no treatment.