Abstract
In most patients, cancer pain can be successfully controlled with appropriate techniques and safe drugs. The overall approach to pain management encompassed in these guidelines is comprehensive. It is based on routine pain assessments, utilizes both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions, and requires ongoing reevaluation of the patient. The NCCN Adult Cancer Pain Guidelines panel advises that cancer pain can be well controlled in the vast majority of patients if the algorithms presented are systematically applied, carefully monitored, and tailored to the needs of the individual patient.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1046-1047+1077-1086 |
Journal | JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2010 |
Keywords
- Cancer
- Malignancy
- NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines
- NCCN Guidelines
- Pain
- Pain assessment
- Pain intensity rating
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology