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Many patients with cancer suffer from pain – caused by the cancer itself, its treatment or other causes. In the majority of patients, this can be managed by analgesics and adjuncts as recommended by the World Health Organization analgesic ladder. In a significant minority of around 10%, either the pain is not controlled by drugs or the adverse effects are intolerable; interventional procedures should...
Pain can usually be managed using conventional oral analgesics and co-analgesics according to the WHO analgesic ladder. However, about 10% of patients have pain that is more difficult and they may benefit from interventions, such as nerve blocks, intrathecal drug delivery (ITDD) or percutaneous cordotomy. Early referral for specialist pain management is needed if interventional techniques are being...
About 10% of patients have pain that is difficult and they may benefit from interventions such as nerve blocks, intrathecal drug delivery (ITDD) or percutaneous cordotomy. Early referral for specialist pain management is needed if interventional techniques are being considered. It is important to manage pain with the simplest methods possible and to consider all available alternatives to an invasive...
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