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Management of Cancer Pain (Paperback)
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Cancer is increasingly prevalent in the United States, and the pain
associated with it is frequently undertreated. Cancer is diagnosed
in over one million Americans annually, and one of five deaths in
the United States---about 1,400 per day---results from cancer.
Patients with cancer often have multiple pain problems, but in most
patients, the pain can be effectively controlled. Nevertheless,
undertreatment is common because of a lack of knowledge by
clinicians about effective assessment and management, negative
attitudes of patients and clinicians toward the use of drugs for
pain relief, and a variety of problems related to drug regulations,
and the cost of and reimbursement for effective pain management.
This guideline was developed by an interdisciplinary panel of
clinicians, patients, researchers, and experts in health policy.
The guideline provides a synthesis of scientific research and
expert judgment to make recommendations on pain assessment and
management. Approximately 470 health care professionals and 70
patients were involved either as consultants and peer reviewers or
as participants in pilot testing. The Clinical Practice Guideline
for the Management of Cancer Pain was commissioned by the Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). It follows and makes
reference to an earlier guideline on acute pain management after
surgery or trauma, also commissioned by AHCPR. The cancer pain
guideline includes a section on the management of HIV
positive/AIDS---related pain because of similarities in the sources
of pain and the management approaches. This guideline is designed
to help clinicians understand the assessment and treatment of
cancer pain and associated symptoms. It reflects a multimodal
approach to the management of pain, and it emphasizes the need for
careful and continuous assessment to match interventions to the
sources of pain in individual patients.
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