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1. Breakthrough cancer pain: the role of the nurse.

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Buchanan, Alison, Geerling, Jenske, and Davies, Andrew

Subjects
*CANCER pain treatment, *ALGORITHMS, *ANALGESIA, *BEHAVIOR modification, *CANCER patients, *ONCOLOGY nursing, *CANCER pain, *HEALTH behavior, *MEDICAL protocols, *NARCOTICS, *NURSING practice, *NURSING assessment, *PAIN measurement, *BREAKTHROUGH pain, *DIAGNOSIS, *THERAPEUTICS, *SOCIETIES
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014
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2. Breakthrough cancer pain: the current situation.

Author

Buchanan, Alison and Davies, Andrew

Subjects
*CANCER pain treatment, *CANCER patients, *CANCER pain, *DRUGS, *MEDICAL care use, *NARCOTICS, *PALLIATIVE treatment, *PATIENT compliance, *QUALITY of life, *SLEEP, *SOCIAL participation, *WORK, *PROFESSIONAL practice, *ACTIVITIES of daily living, *PAIN measurement, *BODY movement, *NONOPIOID analgesics, *DISEASE complications, *BREAKTHROUGH pain, *DIAGNOSIS, *THERAPEUTICS
Abstract

Breakthrough pain is common in patients with cancer. This paper describes the clinical features of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) and its impact on activities of daily living. It also describes the principles of BTcP management, highlighting some of the current issues and problems. A follow-up paper will describe current approaches to managing BTcP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014
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