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Supportive Care in Cancer Patients pp 9–17Cite as

Optimal Pharmacological Control of Chronic Cancer Pain

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Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 108))

Abstract

From a pharmacological point of view, pain in cancer falls into three categories:

  1. 1.

    Opioid non-responsive pains

  2. 2.

    Opioid responsive pains — but do not use opioids

  3. 3.

    Opioid responsive pains — do use opioids

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  1. Sir Michael Sobell House, The Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, Great Britain

    R. G. Twycross

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  1. Medizinische Klinik C, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Hans-Jörg Senn , Agnes Glaus (Oberschwester) & Luzius Schmid ,  (Oberschwester) & 

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Twycross, R.G. (1988). Optimal Pharmacological Control of Chronic Cancer Pain. In: Senn, HJ., Glaus, A., Schmid, L. (eds) Supportive Care in Cancer Patients. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 108. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82932-1_2

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82932-1_2

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