Interventional management of cancer pain.
dc.contributor.author | Bhaskar, Arun K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-05-28T09:26:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-05-28T09:26:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Interventional management of cancer pain. 2012, 6 (1):1-9 Curr Opin Support Palliat Care | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 1751-4266 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22246043 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32835017e7 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10541/226171 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.rights | Archived with thanks to Current opinion in supportive and palliative care | en_GB |
dc.title | Interventional management of cancer pain. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, United Kingdom. arun.bhaskar@christie.nhs.uk | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care | en_GB |
html.description.abstract | 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. |