Author: Lossignol-D-A.

Title: Pitfalls in the use of opiates in treatment of cancer pain.

Source: Support-Care-Cancer. 1993 Sep. 1(5). P 256-8.

Journal Title: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER.

Abstract: The use of morphine in the treatment of cancer pain is widely accepted among people taking care of cancer patients and concerned with pain relief. Several problems regarding common side-effects, life-threatening complications in cancer and opioid-non-responsive pain syndromes will be discussed. The development of grading systems may open new directions for adequate pain control.