title: Cancer-related neuropathic  pain: pharmalogical options.
abstract: Based on recent estimates, approximately 320500 people were diagnosed with cancer in the UK in 2009 (Cancer Research UK, 2012). Cancer is a major public health problem and is becoming even more significant as the population grows, ages, and increasingly embraces cancer-causing habits such as smoking, poor diet, and physical inactivity.  Patients with cancer may experience acute and chronic pain as a consequence of their disease or as an outcome of its treatment. Extensive research findings indicate that cancer pain is a problem for many patients and that it is often undertreated (Breuer et al, 2011).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing Sciences, University of East Angila.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clancy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*