State of art of managing pain in patients with cancer

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    Abstract

    Pain in cancer patients involves complex interactions between physiological, psychological, sociocultural, sensory, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions. Pain management interventions will be most effective when pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments are individualized after exploring the various contributors to pain and suffering, and the patient and family are educated and involved in decision making. This entails a systematic multidimensional approach with frequent reassessments of pain and related outcomes.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)379-389
    Number of pages11
    JournalCancer Journal (United States)
    Volume19
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Sep 2013

    Keywords

    • Palliative care
    • cancer pain
    • opioids

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Oncology
    • Cancer Research

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