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Disclaimer
is pocket card is derived om recommendations in the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Guideline. is resource is a practice tool based on ASCO
®
practice guidelines and is not
intended to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating physician.
Practice guidelines do not account for individual variation among patients. is pocket card
does not purport to suggest any particular course of medical treatment. Use of the practice
guidelines and this resource are voluntary. e practice guidelines and additional information
are available at www.asco.org/chronic-pain-guideline. Copyright © 2016 by American Society
of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved.
Source
Paice JA, Portenoy R, Lacchetti C, Campbell T, Cheville A, Citron M, Constine LS,
Cooper A, Glare P, Keefe F, Koyyalagunta L, Levy M, Miaskowski C, Otis-Green S,
Sloan P, Bruera E. Management of Chronic Pain in Survivors of Adult Cancers:
American Society of Clinical Oncolog y Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol.
2016 Sep 20;34(27):3325-45
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Recommendation Grading
Type Benefit/harm Evidence Quality
Strength Of
Recommendation
EB Evidence-
based
B Benefits
outweigh
harms
H High S Strong
IC Informal
consensus
H Harms
outweigh
benefits
I Intermediate M Moderate
L Low W Weak
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Additional information, which may include data supplements, slide sets, patient
versions, frequently asked questions, and other clinical tools and resources, is available at
www.asco.org/chronic-pain-guideline and www.asco.org/guidelineswiki