Characteristics of Chronic Pain among Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy: A Retrospective Study
Table 4
Various sites of pain among HNC patients and association between site of pain and use of medications.
Site of pain
Total
Use of opioids
Use of NSAIDs
Use of gabapentin
n
%
% yes
% yes
% yes
1. Oral cavity
No
40
75.5
55.0
0.098
27.5
1
15.0
1
Yes
13
24.5
84.6
23.1
15.4
2. Pharynx
No
39
73.6
56.4
0.203
28.2
0.735
17.9
0.665
Yes
14
26.4
78.6
21.4
7.1
3. Eyes
No
52
98.1
61.5
1
26.9
1
15.4
1
Yes
1
1.9
100.0
0.0
0.0
4. Nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses
No
52
98.1
61.5
1
26.9
1
15.4
1
Yes
1
1.9
100.0
0.0
0.0
5. Odynophagia
No
44
83
59.1
0.456
25.0
0.684
13.6
0.611
Yes
9
17
77.8
33.3
22.2
6. Headache
No
50
94.3
60.0
0.282
24.0
0.167
14.0
0.394
Yes
3
5.7
100.0
66.7
33.3
7. Face
No
48
90.6
58.3
0.144
27.1
1
14.6
0.574
Yes
5
9.4
100.0
20.0
20.0
8. Ear
No
45
84.9
57.8
0.234
24.4
0.422
13.3
0.59
Yes
8
15.1
87.5
37.5
25.0
9. Neck
No
45
84.9
60.0
0.695
22.2
0.186
8.9
0.013
Yes
8
15.1
75.0
50.0
50.0
Several cell sizes are very small and have been excluded from final statistical analyses. The ones that are included in the interpretation of final results are described in bold text.
