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Pain in patients with cancer

Pain Practice, 2011
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Vissers, K.C.P.   +9 more
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Antidepressants in Cancer Pain

Journal of Palliative Care, 1991
Studies conducted in recent years have helped define the role of antidepressant drugs in the management of cancer pain. The anti-nociceptive action of these agents seems to be independent of beneficial effect on depression or mood. Among antidepressant drugs, those of the tricyclic class are preferred when an analgesic effect is sought.
A E, Panerai   +5 more
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Opioids for Cancer Pain

2009
Most patients with cancer develop pain at some stage of their illness, and most of these patients will require opioids for pain. In the Western world, we are “spoiled for choice” and have a range of different opioids and opioid formulations available. The universal undertreatment of pain is widespread and well recognized. This undertreatment results in
Hardy, Janet R., Nauck, Friedemann
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Cancer Pain and Analgesia

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008
Pain ranges in prevalence from 14–100% among cancer patients and occurs in 50–70% of those in active treatment. Cancer pain may result from direct invasion of tumor into nerves, bones, soft tissue, ligaments, and fascia, and may induce visceral pain through distension and obstruction. Cancer pain is multifaceted.
Paul J, Christo, Danesh, Mazloomdoost
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Management of cancer pain

The Lancet, 1999
Patients with cancer have diverse symptoms, impairments in physical and psychological functioning, and other difficulties that can undermine their quality of life. If inadequately controlled, pain can have a profoundly adverse impact on the patient and his or her family. The critical importance of pain management as part of routine cancer care has been
R K, Portenoy, P, Lesage
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Managing cancer pain

Veterinary Record, 2013
AS the treatment of cancer in our patients improves and becomes more widely accepted, indeed expected, by our clients, we are increasingly obliged to consider the measures that impact on our patients' quality of life, the ‘raison d’etre' of our profession, including the management of pain.
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Controlling Cancer Pain

Hospital Practice, 2000
More than a third of patients undergoing therapy for cancer and 60% to 90% of those with advanced malignancy report significant pain. Effective analgesic therapy is available, yet large segments of this population--in particular, elderly patients in nursing homes, minorities, and women--receive inadequate palliative therapy.
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Buprenorphine in cancer pain

Supportive Care in Cancer, 2005
Buprenorphine is a broad spectrum, highly lipophilic, and long-acting partial mu opioid receptor agonist that is noncross tolerant to other opioids. Buprenorphine can be given by several routes. Metabolism is through CYP3A4 and CYP2C8 and by conjugases.
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Cancer pain and anxiety

Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2003
Anxiety and pain can be understood with a multidimensional framework that accounts for somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of these conditions. Patients who have cancer or treatment-related pain are more likely to be anxious than cancer patients without pain.
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Coping with Cancer Pain

1991
With the growing interest in the subject of pain in recent years, the number of publications on cancer pain has risen by leaps and bounds. The vast majority of these publications cite prevalence data to show that cancer pain is a problem that deserves attention (Foley 1979; Bonica 1979; Twycross and Fairfield 1982).
H, Seemann, H, Lang
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