Factors Affecting Opioid Treatment in Cancer Patients

• Main Authors: Matina Symeonidi (Author), Irene Panagiotou (Author), Eleni Tsilika (Author), Anna Roumeliotou (Author), Antonis Galanos (Author), Kyriaki Mystakidou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Pain is prevalent in cancer patients, appearing to be moderate to severe in more than one third of them. Despite the fact that fentanyl is widely used with effective analgesic results, some patients do not correspond to treatment, resulting in opioid change. Methods: This is a cohort study,...