Pain Associated With Head and Neck Cancer Photoimmunotherapy
SHIGEKAZU YOSHIDA, ISAKU OKAMOTO, KUNIHIKO TOKASHIKI, KIYOAKI TSUKAHARA · 2026
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Description
Shigekazu Yoshida and co-authors measure pain after a light-based cancer therapy in a 2026 study. Photoimmunotherapy gives local control for head and neck cancers that cannot be cut out, but sharp pain after treatment is a known burden. Records came from one Tokyo hospital for patients treated between 2021 and 2025.
Pain scores for the first treatment cycle were tracked for a week in forty-seven patients. Most who hurt peaked on the day of light exposure itself. After a fuller painkiller protocol arrived, top pain scores in the later years ran lower than in the early years. Tumor size showed no clear link to pain level. Pain, mouth sores, and throat swelling topped the side-effect list across forty-eight patients. The authors back planned, layered pain control from day one.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | SHIGEKAZU YOSHIDA, ISAKU OKAMOTO, KUNIHIKO TOKASHIKI, KIYOAKI TSUKAHARA |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |