The role of opioids in cancer pain management

Mikhail Fukshansky; Madhuri Are; Alien W. Burton

doi:10.1111/j.1533-2500.2005.05106.x

The role of opioids in cancer pain management

Mikhail Fukshansky, Madhuri Are, Alien W. Burton

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Abstract

Opioids remain an important cornerstone in the treatment of cancer pain. Effective analgesia is obtained in the majority of cancer pain patients with the application of fairly straightforward algorithms using opioids as the main therapy. Many rational treatment algorithms exist. In this tutorial we will describe the role of opioids in the treatment of cancer pain, including a brief overview of cancer pain syndromes, essential aspects of opioid therapy, opioid pharmacology, opioid rotation, properties of the individual opioids, and management of common side effects of opioids.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	43-54
Number of pages	12
Journal	Pain Practice
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1533-2500.2005.05106.x
State	Published - Mar 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cancer pain
Opioid rotation
Opioids

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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