Recent developments in palliative cancer care.
In recent years major developments have taken place in palliative cancer care. Cancer specialists should be familiar with a number of these developments since they can improve symptom control in advanced cancer patients. Some of these developments are discussed in this article, with particular emphasis on the multidimensional assessment of symptom complexes and neurotoxicity of opioids.
Bruera
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Grey Nuns Community Hospital & Health Centre, Edmonton Regional Palliative Care Program, University of Alberta, Canada.
Pereira
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D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000639:trends*
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid