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Dolor ; 16(48): 36-39, nov. 2007. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-677752

ABSTRACT

El cáncer avanzado representa un desafío para los equipos de salud, considerando que epidemiológicamente el problema del cáncer muestra un crecimineto sostenido en el mundo. Esto crea una necesidad creciente de manejo de los problemas biofísicos y psicosociales asociados, bajo una forma integral e interdisciplinaria característica de la Medicina Paliativa. El control del dolor es el primer objetivo de este cuidado. Las recomendaciones de la OMS desde hace 20 años promueve el uso de una terapia en escalera de 3 peldaños combinando AINEs, opioides débiles o potentes y coadyuvantes. El uso de los opioides siempre ha estado obstaculizado por confusiones entre los conceptos de tolerancia, dependencia y adicción. Otros métodos intervencionales han aportado algunas alternativas para el control del dolor de los pacientes. Además del dolor los pacientes con cáncer avanzado experimentan muchos otros síntomas que requieren el enfoque integral de la Medicina Paliativa para intentar mejorar la calidad de vida. Actualmente existe suficiente evidencia científica y experiencia clínica para validar la Medicina paliativa en los programas de Cáncer de distintos países del mundo.


Advanced stage cancer represents a challenge for medical teams if we consider that from an epidemiologic perspective, the number of cancer patients has been increasing steadily all over the world. This lead to a greater need to manage the associated biophysical and psychosocial issues using the integral and multidisciplinary approach of Palliative Medicine. Pain control is the primary objective in the field of care. The HWO has been promoting for the last 20 yearsthe use of a three step therapy using a combination of AINEs, weak or strong opiates and soothing agents. The use of opiates has always encountered difficulties because the meaning of words such as tolerance, dependency and adiction has always been confused. Other intervention methods have provided some alternatives to pain control. In addition to pain cancer patients at an advanced stage have many other symptoms that require the integral approach of Palliative Medicine to improve the quality of their lives. There is at present enough scientific evidence and clinical experience to validate Palliative Medicine in Cancer programs in many countries of the world.


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Humans , Male , Female , Palliative Care/statistics & numerical data , Palliative Care/history , Palliative Care/methods , Palliative Care/psychology , Pain, Intractable/drug therapy , Pain, Intractable/therapy , Analgesia/methods , Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use , Pain Clinics/statistics & numerical data , Pain Clinics/trends , Pain Measurement/methods , Oncology Nursing/methods , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Neoplasms/therapy , Medical Oncology/methods , Oncology Service, Hospital/statistics & numerical data
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