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[Management of breakthrough cancer pain]
1Ambulance Podpůmé a Paliativní Onkologie, Klinika Komplexní Onkologické pééce Masarykův Onkologický ústav, Brno. oslama@mou.cz
Abstract:
Breakthrough cancer pain has been defined as a transitory increase in pain intensity that occurs despite relatively stable and adequately controlled background pain. More than half of cancer patients with chronic pain suffer by some form of breakthrough cancer pain. The management of breakthrough cancer pain is comprehensive and includes pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches. The principal treatment strategies are optimization of regular analgesic medication combined with effective rescues medication. The new transmucosal forms of fentanyl represent an important improvement in our treatment options.
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