title: Pharmacologic management of cancer pain.
abstract: Pain control should be a priority in cancer care. For most patients, the basic strategies are straightforward and pharmacologic: Up to 85% of cancer pain can be managed with oral agents. Barriers arise from misconceptions about opioids. The greatest single problem may be inadequate pain assessment--a deficiency that can be rectified by relying on patients to rate their pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Carbone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003663:Decision Trees; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine