WHO guidelines for the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents
Guidelines / Guidance document
Palliative care
2019
English
Global
WHO
The aims of these guidelines are:
- To provide management guidance to health-care providers (i.e. the end-users of these guidelines: physicians, nurses, pharmacists and caregivers) on the adequate relief of pain associated with cancer or its treatment in adults and adolescents.
- To assist policy-makers, programme managers and public health personnel to create and facilitate appropriately balanced policies on opioids and prescribing regulations for effective and safe cancer pain management.