title: Breakthrough cancer pain: the role of the nurse.
abstract: Breakthrough pain is common in patients with cancer and is a significant cause of morbidity in this group of patients. Breakthrough pain is a heterogeneous condition, and so its management needs to be individualised. This paper describes the management of breakthrough pain and, specifically, the recently published guidelines of the European Oncology Nursing Society.
authors.affiliation: Research Sister in Palliative Care.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.affiliation: Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, England.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.affiliation: Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jenske
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Geerling
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D059390:Breakthrough Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D064946:Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic