The Current Practice of Opioid for Cancer Dyspnea: The Result from the Nationwide Survey of Japanese Palliative Care Physicians

Morphine is recommended as the first-line pharmacological therapy for cancer dyspnea. However, the detailed practice of morphine has not been evaluated, and consensus about other opioids for cancer dyspnea has not been established.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - June 11, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Ryo Matsunuma, Kozue Suzuki, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Masanori Mori, Hiroaki Watanabe Source Type: research