Substance abuse issues in cancer pain

It is estimated that 40% to 50% of patients with metastatic disease and 90% of patients with terminal cancer experience unrelieved pain. Furthermore, inadequate treatment of cancer pain is a greater possibility if the patient is a substance abuser. In this paper, we will explore pertinent conceptual...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current pain and headache reports 2002-06, Vol.6 (3), p.183-190
Hauptverfasser:	Whitcomb, Laurie A, Kirsh, Kenneth L, Passik, Steven D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cancer Humans Neoplasms - complications Neoplasms - drug therapy Neoplasms - psychology Pain Pain - diagnosis Pain - drug therapy Pain - etiology Pain - psychology Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis Substance-Related Disorders - etiology Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	It is estimated that 40% to 50% of patients with metastatic disease and 90% of patients with terminal cancer experience unrelieved pain. Furthermore, inadequate treatment of cancer pain is a greater possibility if the patient is a substance abuser. In this paper, we will explore pertinent conceptual and clinical aspects of addiction that can assist in improving the identification and treatment of patients with substance use disorders.
ISSN:	1531-3433 1534-3081
DOI:	10.1007/s11916-002-0033-6