Pharmacotherapy for refractory cancer pain /
العلاج الدوائى لألام السرطان المستعصيه
Ayat Abdelfattah Hassan Mohammad ; Supervised Magdi Ramzi Iskander , Salwa Hefnawy , Gomaa Zohry Hussien
- Cairo : Ayat Abdelfattah Hassan Mohammad , 2010
- 130 P. ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anaesthesia
The most effective and most appropriate treatment for moderate to severe cancer-induced pain, and they remain the best front-line treatment for cancer pain patients. However, care must be taken to closely monitor patients for potential adverse effects of opioids. Pain is the first symptom of cancer in 20-50% of all cancer patients, and 75-90% of advanced or terminal cancer patients suffer from chronic pain syndrome related to chemotherapy, failed treatment, and/or tumor progression¹ ²