Pain and Suffering During Cancer Therapy: Continued Sins of Omission

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-8

  Janjan, Nora A ^a   Cleeland, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; NEOPLASMS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 49549090902     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.05.048     Document Type: Editorial

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