1. Breakthrough cancer pain: the role of the nurse.
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Buchanan, Alison, Geerling, Jenske, and Davies, Andrew
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CANCER pain treatment ,ALGORITHMS ,ANALGESIA ,BEHAVIOR modification ,CANCER patients ,ONCOLOGY nursing ,CANCER pain ,HEALTH behavior ,MEDICAL protocols ,NARCOTICS ,NURSING practice ,NURSING assessment ,PAIN measurement ,BREAKTHROUGH pain ,DIAGNOSIS ,THERAPEUTICS ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
Breakthrough pain is common in patients with cancer and is a significant cause of morbidity in this group of patients. Breakthrough pain is a heterogeneous condition, and so its management needs to be individualised. This paper describes the management of breakthrough pain and, specifically, the recently published guidelines of the European Oncology Nursing Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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