Diagnosis and therapy of tumor related pain

The World Health Organization guidelines for cancer pain therapy from 1986 are still valid. A prerequisite for adequate pain palliation is an exact anamnesis and pain diagnosis. A multimodal, staged therapeutic concept then needs to be formulated according to the requirements of the patient. The pha...

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Published inUrologe. Ausgabe A Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 7 - 8
Main Author Kloke, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.01.2007
Subjects
Analgesics - administration & dosage
Humans
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Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Pain - diagnosis
Pain - drug therapy
Pain - etiology
Pain Measurement - methods
Palliative Care - methods
Palliative Care - standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards
Terminal Care - methods
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Summary:The World Health Organization guidelines for cancer pain therapy from 1986 are still valid. A prerequisite for adequate pain palliation is an exact anamnesis and pain diagnosis. A multimodal, staged therapeutic concept then needs to be formulated according to the requirements of the patient. The pharmacological treatment starts with non-opioids. If pain control remains insufficient, weak opioids are added. In case of persistent pain these are replaced by strong opioids. The availability of new opioids and/or preparations admits a more sophisticated approach to metabolic disorders and specific pain syndromes. Depending on the presenting pain type, co-analgesics might be added.
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ISSN:0340-2592
DOI:10.1007/s00120-006-1277-2