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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005 97(10):711-712; doi:10.1093/jnci/97.10.711
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© 2005 Oxford University Press

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Cancer Pain Management Guidelines Issued for Children; Adult Guidelines Updated

Ed Susman

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Getting relief from pain for children with cancer may require not just adequate medication but also considerable patient and family education.

"It is important to get important messages across to family members," said Doralina Anghelescu, M.D., director of the pain management service at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., who presented the first-ever guidelines for pediatric cancer pain management to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) at its 10th annual meeting in Hollywood, Fla., in March. "Pediatric patients are always at risk for underestimation of pain," Anghelescu said.

The guidelines state that doctors . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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