For pain relief there's nothing more potent than opioids. Period. And many cancer patients have to rely on them for a significant period of time."Cancer is a chronic illness," says L. Michael Glodé, MD, professor of medical oncology at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. "It's not like when you break your leg or you have surgery and you have a two- or three- or five-day necessity for pain medicine. With cancer you're not talking about a short interval of management."
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