title: Pitfalls in the use of opiates in treatment of cancer pain.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lossignol
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D009020:Morphine