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RESOURCE TYPE: Consensus statement
PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT: Panel members included pain management physicians, neurosurgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and palliative care physicians.
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The adoption of intrathecal therapy for pain management by physicians broadens their ability to control pain and limit side effects and supports the use of intrathecal therapy for cancer pain management.