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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology2026

Update of the Australian Guideline for the Management of Cancer Pain in Adults.

Melanie R Lovell, Farwa Rizvi, Tim Luckett, Meera Agar, Jane L Phillips, Frances M Boyle, John Stubbs, Tim Hucker, Roopa Gawarikar, Christina Abdel Shaheed and 4 more

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Melanie R LovellPalliative Centre, Hammond Care, Sydney, Australia.
Farwa RizviDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-2748
Tim LuckettFaculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Meera AgarFaculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Jane L PhillipsCentre for Health Care Transformation School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Frances M BoyleNorthern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
John StubbsFaculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Tim HuckerNorthern Beaches Pain Management, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia.
Roopa GawarikarCanberra Region Neurology and Pain Centre, Phillip, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Christina Abdel ShaheedSchool of Public Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Jessica LeeConcord Centre for Palliative Care, Concord, New South Wales, Australia.
Aaron K WongPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jennifer MartinSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Jennifer PhilipFaculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Abstract

aimsThe Cancer Council Australia Cancer Pain Management in Adults Clinical Guideline aimed to inform timely, evidence-based guidance for managing cancer-related pain.

methodsThe ADAPTE approach for guideline updates was adopted. Source guidelines were selected following the AGREE II criteria. The target population was adults with chronic cancer-related pain. The interventions were screening, assessment, and management of cancer-related pain. Target users and settings were all health professionals caring for adults with cancer in any healthcare setting. Outcomes are reduction in cancer-related pain.

resultsRecommendations were mostly adopted directly from source guidelines and the recommendation strength reflected those of the source guidelines. Those which were developed de novo were either based on Level 1 evidence or consensus within the context of a documented need in the Australian setting.

conclusionsThe Cancer Council Australia guideline for managing cancer pain in adults contains evidence-based recommendations to guide appropriate evidence-based care.

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Cancer PainNeoplasmsPain ManagementPractice Guidelines as TopicAdultAustraliaHumanscancer painclinical pathwayguidelinepain assessmentpain management

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PMID41241762
PMCPMC13569014

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