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Clinically useful tools are needed to classify pain severity and impact and to identify those requiring targeted support. This study applied the Graded Chronic Pain Scale\u2013Revised (GCPS-R) in a cohort of cancer survivors and examined differences in pain characteristics and psychosocial factors across GCPS-R subgroups. Secondly, the study compared pain characteristics in cancer survivors with high-impact chronic pain (HICP) to an age- and sex-matched sample of patients with non-cancer HICP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients attending a residential cancer rehabilitation course completed a screening questionnaire and a pain-specific module including the GCPS-R and validated measures of disability, psychological distress, pain catastrophizing, and self-rated health. Cancer survivors with HICP were matched 1:3 to patients with non-cancer HICP using registry data collected prior to their initial consultation at an interdisciplinary Pain Center.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 270 cancer survivors included in the analysis, 61% were classified as having HICP. Increasing GCPS-R impact levels were associated with greater pain intensity and disability, higher psychological distress and pain catastrophizing, and poorer self-rated health and quality of life (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Compared with matched non-cancer patients with HICP, cancer survivors reported lower pain intensity and catastrophizing but were at least as likely to meet criteria for widespread pain.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>HICP is present among cancer survivors seeking rehabilitation. 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