Oral Morphine In Advanced Cancer, Fifth Edition

Robert Twycross, FRCP. 42pp, 210x148mm, 1997, 0906584450
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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. This booklet offers a wealth of practical guidance to the physician and nurse on the many considerations to be taken into account when using this effective and well-tried medication, and reflects the view of the World Health rganization that morphine is the gold standard strong opioid.

Dr Robert Twycross is Emeritus Clinical Reader in Palliative Medicine, Oxford University, UK, and an international expert in pain and symptom management in end-of-life care. He has received many awards including the Founder's Award of the National Hospice Organization (1994), the Vittorio Ventafridda Award of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (2006), the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2008), and a Certificate of Appreciation form the Japanese Society for Pharmaceutical Palliative Care and Science (2008).