A Medline (1966—June 2002) and Cancerlit (1975—
May 2002) search was undertaken using the MeSH
headings lung cancer, pain, and cancer pain. The
abstracts of all identified studies were reviewed.
Studieswhos e major aimsincluded the exploration
of the epidemiology of pain experienced by patientswith
lung cancer were included. Reference
lists were also reviewed to identify further suitable
studies. Case reports and intervention studies
(whose major aim was the assessment of efficacy
of a particular treatment regimen) were excluded