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JNCI Monographs 2004 2004(32):79; doi:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgh033
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Abstract: Assessment of Pain in Cancer

Charles S. Cleeland

Charles S. Cleeland, PhD, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030

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Numerous studies document that pain caused by cancer is inadequately managed and that existing effective therapies for pain are not used to maximize pain relief. The result is a high level of unnecessary distress for patients and families, a significant impairment in quality of life, and an increased use of health care systems to treat poorly . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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