Opioid Equivalencies and Conversions
Opioid equianalgesic dosing chart used for interchanging between drug, route of administration, or both.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Genetic Polymorphisms: Understanding Their Relationship With Pain and Treatment in Patients With Cancer
A discussion on the genetic influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms on cancer pain and their potential to assist pain management in patients with cancer.
Social Workers Are Underutilized in Oncologic Pain Management
Expertise in the use of nonpharmacologic pain management techniques and therapies allow masters-prepared social workers to be an integral member of a multidisciplinary cancer care team.
Cabazitaxel Linked to Better Pain Reduction in mCRPC
A new analysis of men in the CARD study showed that cabazitaxel improved pain response and decreased the likelihood of pain progression compared with either abiraterone or enzalutamide.
Strontium89 Now Available for Relief of Metastatic Bone Pain
Strontium89 (Strontium Chloride Sr-89 injection), a radiopharmaceutical indicated for the relief of bone pain in patients with painful skeletal metastases, has been made available by Q BioMed.
Emerging Clinical Tool Predicts Risk of Persistent Use of Opioids After Treatment in Patients With Cancer
Investigators at UCSD sought to create a tool to help clinicians predict patients’ risk of persistent opioid use after treatment.
Cancer Survivors Have High Prevalence of Chronic Pain
Cancer survivors have a high prevalence of chronic pain.
Study Reports Marijuana Use Among Patients With Cancer May Be Increasing While Opioid Use Stays Stable, but Questions Remain
The proportion of participants with cancer who used marijuana increased 118% from the period of 2005 to 2014.
CDC Clarifies Position on Use of Opioids in Patients With Cancer
CDC guidelines published in 2016 on prescribing opioids for chronic pain prompted questions regarding their application to patients with cancer and sickle cell anemia.
Cannabis Products Used Differ for Cancer, Noncancer Patients
Cancer patients more likely to use sublingual tincture form; noncancer patients often use vaporization form
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