MEDICAL-TREATMENT IN CANCER PAIN - MAKE I T EASY

Pain is the most common symptom in patients suffering from cancer, in particular for advanced diseases. Unfortunately, one third of the pati ent do not benefit from optimal pain control. One must stress the impo rtance of defining the etiology of pain and subsequantly its pathophys iology: This thorough evaluation can help to formulate a proper strate gy for a treatment of pain that could be adapted to the disease evolut ion. A multidisciplinary approach with respect to the WHO prescribing criteria is the most appropriate way to control severe cancer pain syn dromes.