Russell Portenoy, MD: My Approach to Pain Management for Cancer Patients
Russell Portenoy, MD: My Approach to Pain Management for Cancer Patients
Interview by L Scott Zoeller
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2011 Mar 4
OncologySTAT Editorial Team
Russell Portenoy, MD: My Approach to Pain Management for Cancer Patients
OncologySTAT Editorial Team. 2011 Mar 4, Interview by L Scott Zoeller
Abstract
Russell K. Portenoy, MD, is Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care; and Professor of Neurology and Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. OncologySTAT: What evidence exists to suggest that cancer pain continues to be inadequately treated, and why do you think this occurs?Dr. Portenoy: In order to know that a type of pain is inadequately treated, there has to be a consensus about optimal...
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