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Materials and Methods: Databases including MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched for articles on cancer patients with pain that was managed with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques. We included articles in English that were published from inception to January 2023. As studies were limited in number and had different designs and methodologies, a narrative review was considered as the best option to integrate data. Results: Four studies focusing on transcranial magnetic stimulation, six articles on transcranial direct current stimulation, and three articles regarding cranial electric stimulation were found and reviewed. Conclusions: Data are limited and not robust. Further studies in this field are required. Guidelines on NIBS for non-malignant chronic pain conditions provide good premises for cancer-related chronic pain.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina59111957","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,6]],"date-time":"2023-11-06T08:15:56Z","timestamp":1699258556000},"page":"1957","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Cancer Pain and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation\u2014A Narrative Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"59","author":[{"given":"Valentina-Fineta","family":"Chiriac","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departament of Medical Oncology, \u201cDr Pompei Samarian\u201d County Emergency Hospital, 910071 C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219i, Romania"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500036 Bra\u0219ov, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6168-435X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Ciurescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500036 Bra\u0219ov, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6612-7272","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniela-Viorica","family":"Mo\u0219oiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500036 Bra\u0219ov, Romania"},{"name":"HOSPICE Casa Sperantei, 500074 Bra\u0219ov, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1070","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.340","article-title":"Update on Prevalence of Pain in Patients with Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","volume":"51","author":"Hochstenbach","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. 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