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Bhaskar, Arun KAffiliation
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, United Kingdom. arun.bhaskar@christie.nhs.ukIssue Date
2012-03
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Interventional techniques were the mainstay for cancer pain management before the WHO ladder and opioids were freely available. The three-step WHO ladder has its limitations, and cancer pain is often under treated. Advances in treatment options mean that cancer patients are living longer and pain interventions may have a role to play even early in the cancer diagnosis for better quality of analgesia. The role of high doses of opioids in pain management is also currently under scrutiny.Citation
Interventional management of cancer pain. 2012, 6 (1):1-9 Curr Opin Support Palliat CareJournal
Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative CareDOI
10.1097/SPC.0b013e32835017e7PubMed ID
22246043Type
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enISSN
1751-4266ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1097/SPC.0b013e32835017e7
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