Clinical practice guidelines: management of cancer pain. Manual. Health Technology Assessment Unit, Putrajaya. (2010)
Abstract
Cancer is a common cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and in Malaysia; it is the third most common cause of certified deaths in MOH hospitals. In year 2000, it was estimated that some 90,000 Malaysians suffered from cancer. The age-standardised rate (ASR) of cancer incidence for Peninsular Malaysia in 2006 was 128.6 per 100,000 in males and 135.7 per 100,000 in females. Morbidity due to cancer has been well documented. In a systematic review on symptom prevalence in patients with incurable cancer, pain was the second most common symptom with a pooled prevalence of 71% (95% CI 67 to 74).
| Item Type: | Monograph (Manual) |
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| Keywords: | Cancer, Adult, Treatment, Oncology, Opioid analgesics |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Medical Lab Technology > Biochemistry By Subject > Health Sciences > Nursing |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2022 05:40 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2022 05:40 |
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