1. Adult cancer pain
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Robert, Swarm, Amy Pickar, Abernethy, Doralina L, Anghelescu, Costantino, Benedetti, Craig D, Blinderman, Barry, Boston, Charles, Cleeland, Nessa, Coyle, Oscar A, Deleon-Casasola, June G, Eilers, Betty, Ferrell, Nora A, Janjan, Sloan Beth, Karver, Michael H, Levy, Maureen, Lynch, Natalie, Moryl, Barbara A, Murphy, Suzanne A, Nesbit, Linda, Oakes, Eugenie A, Obbens, Judith A, Paice, Michael W, Rabow, Karen L, Syrjala, Susan, Urba, and Sharon M, Weinstein
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Anti-Inflammatory Agents ,Pain ,Opioid ,Article ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Multidisciplinary approach ,Pain assessment ,Neoplasms ,medicine ,Humans ,Pain Management ,Dosing ,Oncology & Carcinogenesis ,Adverse effect ,Acetaminophen ,Pain Measurement ,Cancer ,Analgesics ,business.industry ,Pain Research ,Neurosciences ,Social Support ,medicine.disease ,Clinical Practice ,Oncology ,National Comprehensive Cancer Network ,Musculoskeletal ,Physical therapy ,Patient Safety ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Chronic Pain ,Cancer pain ,business ,Non-Steroidal - Abstract
Pain is a common symptom associated with cancer and its treatment. Pain management is an important aspect of oncologic care, and unrelieved pain significantly comprises overall quality of life. These NCCN Guidelines list the principles of management and acknowledge the range of complex decisions faced in the management oncologic pain. In addition to pain assessment techniques, these guidelines provide principles of use, dosing, management of adverse effects, and safe handling procedures of pharmacologic therapies and discuss a multidisciplinary approach for the management of cancer pain.
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- 2013