Evaluating and managing cancer pain guidelines using the world health organization analgesic ladder approach

ABSTRACT

Pain relief has been recognized as an important but neglected public health issue in both developing and developed countries. In 1986, the World Health Organization released a set of guidelines under the title of 'Cancer Pain Relief'. The second edition of these guidelines was published in 1996. Due to its importance, an abridged version of these guidelines is being presented in this article