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- Title
The management of cancer pain.
- Authors
Paice, Judith A.; Ferrell, Betty
- Abstract
The experience of pain in cancer is widely accepted as a major threat to quality of life, and the relief of pain has emerged as a priority in oncology care. Pain is associated with both the disease as well as treatment, and management is essential from the onset of early disease through long-term survivorship or end-of-life care. Effective relief of pain is contingent upon a comprehensive assessment to identify physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects and as a foundation for multidisciplinary interventions. Fortunately, advances in pain treatment and in the field of palliative care have provided effective treatments encompassing pharmacological, cognitive-behavioral, and other approaches. The field of palliative care has emphasized that attention to symptoms such as pain is integral to quality cancer care. CA Cancer J Clin 2011. © 2011 American Cancer Society, Inc.
- Subjects
CANCER treatment; HEALTH services administration; MEDICAL quality control; QUALITY of life; ONCOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICAL research
- Publication
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2011, Vol 61, Issue 3, p157
- ISSN
0007-9235
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3322/caac.20112