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Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Jul 7;7:CD010943. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010943.pub2. Levetiracetam for neuropathic pain in adults Wiffen PJ, Derry S, Moore RA, Lunn MP. This Cochrane systematic review aimed to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and adverse events of levetiracetam in chronic neuropathic pain using randomised, double-blind studies of greater than two weeks duration. Six studies were […]

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Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2014 Jun 30. pii: S1462-3889(14)00071-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.05.002. [Epub ahead of print] Risk factors for loneliness in patients with cancer: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis Deckx L, van den Akker M, Buntinx F. In this systematic review quantitative studies which assessed severity and risk factors of loneliness using a validated loneliness […]

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July 2014   J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 May [Epub ahead of print] Neurolytic Sympathectomy in the Management of Cancer Pain -Time Effect. A Prospective, Randomized Multicenter Study Amr YM, Makharita MY. This multicentre study assessed the effect of sympathectomy (celiac, splanchnic or superior hypogastric blocks) on cancer related visceral pain before or after opioid […]

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May 2014   Psychooncology. 2014 May;23(5):481-92 Physical and psychosocial problems in cancer survivors beyond return to work: a systematic review Duijts SF, van Egmond MP, Spelten E, van Muijen P, Anema JR, van der Beek AJ This systematic review of employed cancer survivors screened nearly 9000 articles, with 30 studies (20 quantitative and 10 qualitative) […]

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