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Pain from cancer is a major health care problem.^1,2,3 Thirty percent of patients with cancer have pain at the time of diagnosis, and 65 to 85 percent have pain when their disease is advanced.^2,4,5,6 The impact of cancer pain is magnified by the interaction of pain and its treatments with other common cancer symptoms: fatigue, weakness, dyspnea, nausea, constipation, and impaired cognition.^4,6 Cancer pain can be effectively treated in 85 to 95 percent of patients with an integrated program of systemic, pharmacologic, and anticancer therapy.^7,8 Many of the remaining patients can be helped by the appropriate use of invasive procedures.^9,10,11 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Selection of the Appropriate Analgesic Therapy

Appropriate Analgesic Dosage

Route of Administration of Analgesic Drugs

Appropriate Intervals of Analgesic Dosing

Prevention of Persistent Pain and Relief of Breakthrough Pain

Titration of Analgesic-Drug Doses

Side Effects of Analgesic Drugs

Sequential Trials of Analgesic Drugs

Adjuvant Therapy

Conclusions

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From the Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111, where reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Levy.

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