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Guideline for the Management of Cancer Pain in Adults and Children

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Improving Quality of Acute and Cancer Pain Management

Guideline Panel

Contents

Cancer Pain Management Guideline Panel

Co-Chair

Christine Miaskowski, PhD RN FAAN
University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Co-Chair

James Cleary, MD
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Richard Burney, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Patrick Coyne, MSN RN
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Rebecca Finley, PharmD MS
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
University of Sciences in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Roxie Foster, PhD RN FAAN
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO

Stuart Grossman, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Nora Anita Janjan, MD
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

James Ray, PharmD
Hamot Medical Center
Erie, PA

Karen Syrjala, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA

Steven J. Weisman, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Cary Zahrbock, MSW
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Minneapolis, MN

Contents

Overview of Cancer Pain
Need to Prevent or Aggressively Treat Cancer Pain
Epidemiology of Cancer Pain
Undertreatment of Cancer Pain
Barriers to Effective Cancer Pain Management
Methods for Guideline Development
Evidence Reviews
Classification of Evidence
Assessment of Cancer Pain
Process of Assessment
Universal Screening
Comprehensive Pain Assessment
Ongoing Reassessments of Pain
Assessment of new Pain
Pain Assessment in Special and High-Risk Populations
Assessment of Common Cancer Pain Presentations and Syndromes
Cancer Pain Management
Cancer Pain Management Algorithms
Pharmacologic Strategies
Coanalgesics
Patient Education and Adherence to the Pain Management Plan
Psychological Strategies
Supportive Therapy
Integration on Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments
Physical Strategies
Nerve Blocks
Surgical Strategies
Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
Pain Management in Special Populations
Management of Procedure-Related Pain in Children and Adults
Pharmacologic Strategies for Procedure-Related Pain
Sedation for Procedure-Related Pain
Additional Pain Management Strategies for Lumbar Puncture and Bone-Marrow
Aspiration or Biopsy
Quality Improvement in Cancer Pain Management