title: Cancer pain management.
abstract: Pain can be adequately relieved in most cancer patients through the application of widely accepted management approaches. Current therapeutic guidelines emphasize ongoing patient assessment and optimal pharmacotherapy with opioid and nonopioid analgesics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Portenoy
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010166:Palliative Care
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal