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  • Title: Continuing challenges in the management of cancer pain.
    Author: Bruera E.
    Journal: Oncology (Williston Park); 1989 Aug; 3(8 Suppl):31-4. PubMed ID: 2484298.
    Abstract:
    Four issues concerning the mechanisms of cancer pain are highlighted in this article. First is the need for a common language-a staging system-for assessing cancer pain. The author discusses the recently proposed Edmonton Staging System for Cancer Pain which classifies patients according to seven prognostic factors. The other issues addressed include: Optimal use of narcotic analgesics and adjuvant drugs; and intractable pain syndromes. All are areas of pain management where we are falling short.
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