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Fentanyl in cancer pain management: avoiding hasty judgments and discerning its potential benefits

Arturo Cuomo

Article Type

Review

Published

14 Dec 2023

This review provides an update on the management of breakthrough cancer pain with fentanyl, with consideration of safety, as it remains an important tool in the treatment of cancer pain.

High-rate breakthrough cancer pain and tumour characteristics – literature review and case series

Arturo Cuomo, Anastasios Boutis, Francesca Colonese, Davide Nocerino

Article Type

Review

Published

10 Mar 2023

The aim of this narrative review is to explore the relationship between high-rate breakthrough cancer pain, which strongly impacts health-related quality of life and tumour characteristics, in the face of novel approaches that should provide guidance for future clinical practice.