CACA guidelines for the management of adult cancer pain
Abstract Cancer pain, one of the most prevalent and distressing symptoms in cancer patients, is closely associated with cancer diagnosis, therapeutic interventions, quality of life, and survival outcomes. Effective cancer pain management requires multidisciplinary collaborative and multimodal approaches throughout the disease trajectory. To address this imperative, the Cancer Pain Integration Therapy Professional Committee of the China Anti-Cancer Association (CACA) convened domestic experts in oncology pain management. From the perspective of holistic integrative medicine (HIM), this guideline was developed to standardize pain assessment and diagnostic protocols, pharmacotherapy, minimally invasive analgesic techniques, palliative antitumor therapies and other adjunctive analgesic modalities, as well as definitions of treatment-related pain syndromes, refractory cancer pain syndromes, etc. This guideline aims to enhance health care professionals’ overall competency in cancer pain diagnosis, treatment, and comprehensive management through evidence-based, patient-centered, and system-integrated strategies.
Authors
- Huiqing Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-1037)
- Rongbo Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6877-1691)
- Jiaojiao Suo
- Nanya Wang
- Jiejun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3218-5655)
- Nan Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2156-1918)
- Zhiguo Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2895-0879)
- Wenwu Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8923-1857)
- Daying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4827-4188)
- Junhui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-3025)
- Bo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8775-1244)
- Xiaoyan Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5999-7237)
- Zhang Yong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7375-7296)
- Wenyao Cui
- Guanglun Xie
- Yifan Jia
- Yong Wang
- Hongmei Li
- Zhiying Feng
- Fengjie Lin
- Yang Yang
- Wei Tao
- Suxia Luo
- Hui Yang
- Leiming Guo
- Yi Jin
- Ke Ma
- Guijun Lu
- Yaping Wang
- Peng Mao
- Shiyong Wang
- Liyan Gong
- Shuiqing Li
- Fan Chen
- Li Song
- Chunfu Wan
- Bifa Fan
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Central South University (CN)
- Nanchang University (CN)
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Jilin University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital (CN)
- XinHua Hospital (CN)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (CN)
- Peking University Cancer Hospital (CN)
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital (CN)
- Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University (CN)
- Shandong Tumor Hospital (CN)
- Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Hunan Cancer Hospital (CN)
- First Hospital of Jilin University (CN)
- Jiangsu Cancer Hospital (CN)
- Southwest Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (CN)
- University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- Peking University Third Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- Henan Cancer Hospital (CN)
- Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College (CN)
- Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital (CN)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
- Chongqing Cancer Hospital (CN)
- Xijing Hospital (CN)
- Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute (CN)
- Aviation General Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University (CN)
- Hangzhou Cancer Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- China Medical University (CN)
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Holistic Integrative Oncology
- Published
- 2026-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44178-026-00286-5
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00