RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Frequently asked questions about managing cancer pain: An update
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 183
OP 191
DO 10.3949/ccjm.88a.20107
VO 88
IS 3
A1 Renato V. Samala
A1 Ruth L. Lagman
A1 Sina Najafi
A1 Flannery Fielding
YR 2021
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/88/3/183.abstract
AB Most patients with cancer experience pain at some point in the disease course due to the disease itself or its treatment, or both. Pain management can involve pharmacologic (nonopioid medications, adjuvants, and opioids) and nonpharmacologic (radiation therapy, interventional procedures) therapies. This article provides a treatment approach to reduce pain for patients with cancer and improve their quality of life.