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CONCLUSION
Les trois piliers du traitement du cancer du sein, la chirurgie, la
radiothérapie et la chimiothérapie, sont, par ordre de fréquence
décroissant, à l’origine de douleurs neuropathiques iatrogènes.
Leur fréquence, leur sévérité potentielle et leur réponse par-
tielle aux traitements spécifiques doivent faire promouvoir les
moyens de prévention, lorsqu’ils existent, en chirurgie et en
anesthésie. Une fois le tableau douloureux installé, il devient
vite permanent, chronique, multifactoriel. Aucun doute ne doit
persister quant à l’éventualité d’une récidive tumorale, tant
chez le thérapeute que chez la patiente, fragilisée par les
conséquences de la pathologie cancéreuse. Une prise en charge
globale s’impose alors, sur un mode bio-psychosocial, afin
d’optimiser l’utilisation et l’association des traitements médi-
camenteux, locaux ou neurochirurgicaux.
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