Background: Opioids are the foundation of treatment for cancer pain but can cause side-
effects, one of the most common being nausea and vomiting, which can impair quality of life …

The objectives were to review the existing literature on management of opioid-induced
nausea and vomiting in cancer patients and summarize the findings into evidence-based …

Objectives: To identify predictive factors for nausea or vomiting in patients with cancer who
receive oral opioid analgesics for the first time. Methods: The participants were 280 …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to review the existing literature related to the management
of nausea and vomiting (N & V) in advanced cancer and derive clinical evidence-based …

Nausea and emesis are common side effects of opioid drugs administered for pain relief in
cancer patients. The aim of this study was to compare the anti-emetic efficacy and safety of …

Side effects can limit opioid dosage and reduce quality of life. The purpose of this systematic
review was to assess the management of opioid side effects in the context of cancer pain …

PURPOSE To provide guidance on the use of opioids to manage pain from cancer or cancer
treatment in adults. METHODS A systematic review of the literature identified systematic …

Opioids are broad spectrum analgesics that are an integral part of the therapeutic
armamentarium to combat pain in the palliative care population. Unfortunately, among the …

Context There is wide interindividual variation in response to morphine for cancer-related
pain; 30% of patients do not have a good therapeutic outcome. Alternative opioids such as …

Purpose Despite progress in treatments, cancer pain remains underestimated, poorly
assessed and under-treated. Prescribing strong opioids, because of their specificities …