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Intervention
Techniques For Pain |
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Although pharmacotherapy is the cornerstone of cancer pain management, primary therapies can be beneficial in providing pain relief. Cancer pain is multi-dimensional in nature. Uncontrolled cancer pain is a major factor in cancer suicides and requests for physician-assisted suicide. Invasive interventions a primarily reserved for patients who are unable to achieve a satisfactory balance between analgesia and side effects of systemic analgesic therapies. |