Changes to This Summary (12/19/2008)
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.
Pain Assessment
Added lists of common cancer pain syndromes (pain associated with tumor and pain secondary to treatment).
Pharmacologic Management
Added text on transdermal morphine (cited Paice et al. as reference 100). Also added text on transdermal buprenorphine (cited Poulain et al. as reference 101).
Added text on the effects of transdermal fentanyl (cited Tassinari et al. as reference 118).
Added text on tetrodotoxin (cited Hagen et al. as reference 260).
Physical and Psychosocial Interventions
Added text on a study of hypnosis to control side effects in breast surgery patients (cited Montgomery et al. as reference 6).
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