Managing cancer pain in older adults can be complex and challenging. Understanding the unique needs of older patients with cancer is important to safe and effective pain management. The goals of this review are to discuss the assessment of older adults with cancer-related pain, treatment of cancer pain, and adverse effects or potential risks from treatment that are unique to older patients. A detailed pain assessment and when possible utilizing the geriatric assessment are vital to developing a cancer pain management plan. The geriatric assessment can help clinicians uncover problems not routinely assessed in the standard oncologic evaluation. Opioid painmedications are safe and effective for older adults with cancer pain as long as these medications are closely monitored and titrated slowly. In addition to the well-known adverse effects of opioid medications, clinicians need to be aware of the unique risks in older adults, which could include delirium, polypharmacy, and falls.
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Seattle Univ, Coll Nursing, Seattle, WA USASeattle Univ, Coll Nursing, Seattle, WA USA
Jablonski, Anita M.
DuPen, Anna R.
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Hosp Kitsap Cty, Bremerton, WA USASeattle Univ, Coll Nursing, Seattle, WA USA
DuPen, Anna R.
Ersek, Mary
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Univ Penn, Ctr Integrat Sci Aging, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Univ Penn, John A Hartford Ctr Geriatr Nursing Excellence, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Univ Penn, Sch Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Ctr Nursing Excellence, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
Swedish Med Ctr, Seattle, WA USASeattle Univ, Coll Nursing, Seattle, WA USA
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Univ Michigan, Dept Urol, 1500 E Med Ctr Dr,TC 3875 SPC 5330, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USAUniv Michigan, Dept Urol, 1500 E Med Ctr Dr,TC 3875 SPC 5330, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
Gracely, Alyssa
Cameron, Anne P.
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Univ Michigan, Dept Urol, 1500 E Med Ctr Dr,TC 3875 SPC 5330, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USAUniv Michigan, Dept Urol, 1500 E Med Ctr Dr,TC 3875 SPC 5330, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA