Pain Management - General

Janet Abrahm, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, FASCO

The Special Pains Breast Cancer Can Cause

March 2025

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Janet Abrahm, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, FASCO

Lessons From Black Ice

January 2026

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Southren Dl, Nardone AD, Haastrup AA, Roberts RJ, Chang MG, et al.

An examination of gastrointestinal absorption using the acetaminophen absorption test in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.

Nutr Clin Pract 2021;36:853-862

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Silveira M, Powell V.

Buprenorphine for cancer pain: results from a systemic review.

J Opioid Manag 2024;20:B12

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Mannes AJ, Heiss JD, Berger A, Alewine CC, Butman JA, et al.

Treatment of intractable cancer pain with resiniferatoxin—an interim study.

NEJM Evid 2025;4(6). DOI: 10:1056/EVIDoa2400423

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Guisti R, Porzio G.

Reassessing opioid conversion guidelines: narrow consensus and clinical challenges.

Support Care Cancer 2025;33:482 (editorial to Davis et al paper)

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Davis MP, Davies A, McPherson ML, Reddy AS, Paice JA, et al.

Opioid conversion in adults with cancer: MASCC-ASCO-AAHPM-HPNA-NISCO guideline.

Support Care Cancer 2025;33:2432

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Culp C, Kim HK, Abdi S.

Ketamine use for cancer and chronic pain management.

Front Pharmacol 2021;11:599721

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Case AA, David MP, Chwistek M, Zarrabi AJ.

Buprenorphine for Cancer pain- the safest opioid, and patients with cancer cannot get it.

JAMA Oncol 2025; E1 (Opinion)

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Azizoddin DR, Bulls HW, Kang HA, Enzinger AC.

Beyond opioids: a multidisciplinary approach to cancer pain management.

(editorial re: Admane article) JCO Oncol Pract 2025 DOI https://doi.org/10.1200/OP-25-00258

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About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions  on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.