Oral Morphine in Advanced Cancer, 5th Edition

Robert Twycross, DM, FRCP. 40pp, 210x148mm, 2009, 0906584613
£9.50 (UK postpaid £10.00)

For doctors and nurses. Explains in detail how to use oral morphine most effectively in the management of cancer pain.
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What are the indications for oral morphine in advanced cancer? What principles govern its use? Which pains are responsive to morphine and which are resistant? How do you decide on the initial dose, and how soon should the patient be reassessed? What are the most common adverse effects? How are these to be coped with?

The use of morphine by mouth has revolutionized the management of cancer pain. Written in question-and-answer form, Oral Morphine in Advanced Cancer provides a wealth of guidance on the many considerations to be taken into account when using this well-tried medication, and reflects the view of the World Health Organization that morphine is the gold standard strong opioid.

Dr Robert Twycross is Emeritus Clinical Reader in Palliative Medicine, Oxford University, UK.