Sykes N P
St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London, Great Britain.
Int Disabil Stud. 1987;9(1):33-7. doi: 10.3109/02599148709166229.
It is possible to totally relieve pain in patients with terminal cancer in 85% of cases, and significantly modify pain in a further 10%. This requires the proper use of analgesics of which oral morphine is the most frequently used. Specific adjuvant therapies, which include radiotherapy and surgery as well as drugs, are also important. Optimal pain relief depends on assessment of the wider aspects of 'total pain', full support of the patient and their family, and good communication.
在85%的晚期癌症患者中完全缓解疼痛是可能的，另有10%的患者疼痛能得到显著改善。这需要正确使用镇痛药，其中口服吗啡是最常用的。包括放疗、手术以及药物在内的特定辅助治疗也很重要。最佳的疼痛缓解取决于对“整体疼痛”更广泛方面的评估、对患者及其家属的充分支持以及良好的沟通。
