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New in Interventional Pain Medicine Bridge the Gap: Barriers to Interventional Cancer Pain Care An exploratory international survey by #ElizabethRoux, #AmitabhGulati, #AnujBhatia, and #DavidHao examined how cancer pain specialists use interventional therapies and what barriers limit access across different cancer pain syndromes. Key findings: 🎯 Cancer pain undertreated: Nearly 25% of patients with cancer-related pain are still inadequately treated, underscoring the need for better access to specialized pain care 🌍 Interventions: Experts reported using nerve blocks, RFA, ITDD, SCS, vertebral augmentation, and cryoablation depending on cancer type and pain syndrome ⚠️ Complex procedures = barriers: Access limitations were greatest for ITDD, SCS, permanent PNS, and cordotomy, often due to infrastructure and training gaps 🏥 Practice setting matters: Availability of therapies varied across academic and mixed practice settings, with institutional resources shaping access 🧘 Supportive therapies limited: Complementary options like yoga and meditation were seen as helpful but were often unavailable Conclusion: This exploratory survey highlights persistent barriers to delivering comprehensive cancer pain care. While interventional therapies are valuable tools in multimodal pain management, access remains uneven particularly for more complex procedures underscoring the need for better infrastructure, training, and referral pathways. 🔗https://lnkd.in/e6-FMv8x #InterventionalPain #PainMedicine #SpineIntervention #CancerPain #Access #Barriers #TrainingGaps #Infrastructure #Multimodal #PMR #Anesthesiology #ChronicPain