Management of cancer pain

Amata, Andrew; MItchell, Vivienne

Amata, Andrew; MItchell, Vivienne.

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Amata, Andrew; The University of the West Indies. Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences. Mona. Jamaica
MItchell, Vivienne; The University of the West Indies. Department of Anaesthesia, Surgery and Radiology. Mona. Jamaica

Caribbean Health ; 4(4): 9-11, Aug. 2001. tab

Article en En | MedCarib | ID: med-17138

Biblioteca responsable: TT5

Ubicación: TT5; W1 CA 787T

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Cancer remains a major worldwide health problem with an estimated nine million new cases occurring annually. The incidence is progressively increasing, especially in the Caribbean and Latin America. About one-half of all cancer patients and over 70-80% of those with advanced cancer experience moderate to severe pain. Several surveys have clearly shown that about 80-90% of patients can have their pain easily controlled with simple available resources. Yet sadly, pain is often under-estimated and under-treated, resulting in unnecessary suffering and a compromised quality of life. There are many obstacles to adequate cancer-pain relief (AU)

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Humanos; Neoplasias; Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico; Región del Caribe; América Latina

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MedCarib Asunto principal: Dolor / Región del Caribe / América Latina / Neoplasias Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Caribbean Health Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Article

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