After extensive research and review, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated its guideline to provide guidance and recommendations for managing cancer pain with opioids.
“The management of cancer pain has become more complex during the opioid epidemic,” guideline co-author Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM, the chair of the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Medicine in the Division of Cancer Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in