Abstract
In the USA, patients with cancer from ethnic minorities face substantial disparities in the way their pain is treated, according to two studies published at the end of 2007. The first study showed that race is a risk factor for pain in women with metastatic breast cancer (Cancer 2008; 112: 162–70). “We found that non-Caucasian women had significantly higher hazards over a year for severe pain; the adequacy of their pain management should be investigated as a potential cause”, says lead author Liana Castel (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA). Secondary analysis of data from several assessments of postoperative patients, done by Jeanette McNeill (University of Texas School of Nursing, Houston, TX, USA), showed disparity in postoperative pain management of non-white patients with acute pain, including cancer pain, which adversely affects treatment outcomes (Oncol Nurs Forum 2007; 34: 1121–28).
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