Table 5.
Physical function affected by pain across different types of cancer
| Primary site | Disease free Mean ± SD (n), N = 131 |
Relief Mean ± SD (n), N = 596 |
Deterioration Mean ± SD (n), N = 324 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head and neck | 2.25 ± 2.31 (19) | 2.83 ± 2.55 (104) | 3.97 ± 3.05 (61) | 0.0111 |
| GI and colon | 2.41 ± 2.44 (21) | 2.90 ± 2.63 (90) | 3.46 ± 2.81 (61) | 0.2376 |
| Hepatobiliary and pancreas | 5.17 ± 5.59 (4) | 2.44 ± 2.46 (31) | 4.56 ± 3.18 (40) | 0.0121 |
| Breast | 1.71 ± 1.96 (59) | 3.44 ± 2.97 (127) | 4.42 ± 2.97 (59) | <0.0001 |
| Lung and mediastinum | 4.33 ± 3.51 (3) | 2.84 ± 2.64 (67) | 4.83 ± 3.36 (34) | 0.0057 |
| Blood/lymphoma | 2.07 ± 2.09 (19) | 2.58 ± 2.84 (105) | 3.10 ± 2.78 (26) | 0.4565 |
| GYN and GU | 4.00 ± 5.66 (2) | 3.97 ± 3.02 (46) | 4.46 ± 2.56 (24) | 0.8026 |
| Others | 3.41 ± 4.57 (4) | 3.63 ± 3.20 (26) | 4.68 ± 3.55 (19) | 0.5620 |
| P value | 0.0831 | 0.0454 | 0.1768 |