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The pharmacological treatment of pain in cancer patients with oral nonnarcotics and narcotics is the mainstay of therapy. In more than 90% of our own patients, pain is controlled by oral administration of peripheral acting analgesics and opioids or the combination of both. In a very small number of patients there is an indication for invasive measures.
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Zenz, M. (1988). Epidural Opiates and Nerve Blocks. 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_3
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