Pitfalls in the use of opiates in treatment of cancer pain.
The use of morphine in the treatment of cancer pain is widely accepted among people taking care of cancer patients and concerned with pain relief. Several problems regarding common side-effects, life-threatening complications in cancer and opioid-non-responsive pain syndromes will be discussed. The development of grading systems may open new directions for adequate pain control.
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Service de Médecine Interne, Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium.
D004361:Drug Tolerance; D006801:Humans; D009020:Morphine / Q000009:adverse effects; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement
D009294:Narcotics; D009020:Morphine