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Pain in cancer inpatients is due to the underlying disease in 78%, is caused by or associated with cancer therapy in 19%, and is due to other medical conditions in 3%. The corresponding figures for outpatients are 65%, 25%, and 10% [1,2]. Although the pain is of somatic origin in most cases, it is nevertheless important to establish an exact diagnosis of the pain in the individual patient because this will determine the therapeutic approach. Coping with the cancer diagnosis is a difficult task for the patient. Therefore it is no surprise that psychic decompensation may occur, leading to a contribution of psychological factors to organically determined pain or to psychogenic pain.
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Adler, R.H., Hürny, C. (1988). Differential Diagnosis of Pain in Cancer Patients. In: Senn, HJ., Glaus, A., Schmid, L. (eds) Supportive Care in Cancer Patients. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 108. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82932-1_1
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