Management of cancer pain
Caribbean Health
; 4(4): 9-11, Aug. 2001. tab
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| ID: med-17138
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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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Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Dor
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Região do Caribe
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América Latina
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Neoplasias
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Caribbean Health
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article