The Cancer Pain Journey: Optimizing Identification and Management
Program Goals
Introduction
Barriers to Effective Pain Management
Categorizing Cancer-Related Pain
Somatic Pain
Visceral Pain
Neuropathic Pain
Further Classification of Pain
Case: Man With Multiple Myeloma
Pain Assessments
Obtaining the Pain History
Main Goals of the Pain Assessment
Tools to Evaluate Pain Intensity
Characterizing Pain Quality
Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team
Beyond the Physical
Case: Results of Pain Assessment
WHO Analgesic Ladder (for Adults)
Nonopioid Analgesics
Opioids
Factors That Affect Opioid Choice
Risk of Opioid Misuse
Educating Patients on Opioids
Case (cont)
Case (cont)
Adjuvant Analgesics for Peripheral Neuropathy
Integrative Therapies
Psychological or Behavioral Approaches
Other Interventions for Pain
Case Conclusion
What Is BTcP?
Treatment of BTcP
Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl for BTcP
Other Considerations for Managing BTcP
Key Messages
Abbreviations