[Chinese guidelines for cancer pain management in adults (2025 edition)].

Abstract

Cancer pain, one of the most prevalent and distressing symptoms in cancer patients, is closely associated with diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and survival outcomes. Effective cancer pain management necessitates multidisciplinary collaboration and multimodal approaches, implemented through comprehensive and personalized strategies throughout the disease course. To address this imperative, the Cancer Pain Integration Therapy Professional Committee of the China Anti-Cancer Association (CACA) convened domestic experts in cancer pain management. Guided by evidence-based, patient-centered, and system-integrated principles, these experts developed the Chinese guidelines for cancer pain management in adults (2025 edition) from the perspective of integrative medicine. The guidelines provide standardized guidances on pain assessment and diagnostic protocols, pharmacotherapy, minimally invasive analgesic techniques, palliative antitumor therapies, treatment-related pain syndromes, refractory cancer pain syndromes, and related domains. This framework aims to enhance healthcare professionals' overall competency in cancer pain diagnosis, treatment, and comprehensive management.