[Expert consensus on the construction and management of cancer pain clinics (2026 edition)].

Cancer pain is one of the most common symptoms in patients with malignancies and significantly impairs quality of life. Inadequate pain control may reduce treatment adherence and adversely affect overall prognosis. Cancer pain clinics are specialized outpatient services dedicated to standardized assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and longitudinal management of cancer pain. To standardize the establishment and operational management of cancer pain clinics in China, the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain convened experts in relevant fields. Grounded in evidence-based principles and informed by national and international guidelines and policy documents, this consensus was developed using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and a modified Delphi process to generate recommendations. This consensus provides standardized recommendations on the functional positioning of cancer pain clinics, tiered construction models, personnel qualifications and training, medication and facility requirements, standardized clinical pathways, multidisciplinary collaboration, and quality management. It aims to provide scientific and practical guidance for healthcare institutions to establish standardized cancer pain outpatient clinics, promote the standardization, homogenization, and sustainable development of outpatient cancer pain management.