Journal of Integrative Oncology

Consultant Anesthesiologist-Intensivist Intensive Medicine Department, Hippokration General Hospital, Greece

Publications

• Opinion Article   
  Management of cancer pain and the opioid epidemic
  Author(s): Evangelia Michail Michailidou*
  
  The opioid crisis affects people with cancer who depend on opioids to help them relieve their pain. It can be caused by cancer, by its treatment or by a combination of factors. While some pain lasts for a relatively short period and recovers on its own, cancer or its treatment may also lead to long-lasting, chronic pain. Opioid medications are an important component of the treatment of many forms of unreliable cancer pain... Read More»
  

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