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Substance abuse issues in cancer pain
Laurie A Whitcomb1, Kenneth L Kirsh, Steven D Passik
1Community Cancer Care, Inc., Oncology Symptom Control Research, 115 West 19th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. LAWhitMAI I@aol.com
Current Pain and Headache Reports
|May 11, 2002
Abstract:
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.