Caraceni, A., Hanks, G., Kaasa, S., Bennett, M.I., Brunelli, C., Cherny, N., . . . European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). (2012). Use of opioid analgesics in the treatment of cancer pain: Evidence-based recommendations from the EAPC. Lancet Oncology, 13, e58–e68.
The guidelines, which relate to the use of opioids to treat cancer pain, are the result of revision of previous European Palliative Care Research Collaborative guidelines.
Findings are submitted as a general framework to help clinicians make informed decisions regarding cancer pain management.