摘要
面对日益加剧的人口老龄化趋势,国际肿瘤界逐渐意识到老年肿瘤治疗问题的严重性。老年肿瘤患者在被确诊时多已处于晚期,基础疾病多,各脏器功能下降,姑息治疗对老年肿瘤患者显得非常重要,尤其是疼痛治疗。目前,因为对老年人疼痛的认识不足、评估不够、过分担心药物副作用,使得老年癌痛控制现状不容乐观。本文综述了老年癌痛的特点、评估方法及治疗原则,强调对于老年癌症患者治疗的目标不是重返工作或者延长生命,而是尽最大可能地提高生活质量,让老年癌症患者远离癌痛,真正享受到无痛人生。
As the proportion of elderly individuals increase, the need for specific care for this population is critical. Elderly cancer patients often require supportive care due to the physiologic decline of organs and apparatus linked with the aging process per se. Pain management continues to be a primary concern for elderly cancer patients. The status quo of elderly cancer pain management is not optimistic because of inadequate understanding of pain, lacking of assessment, worrying too much about drug side effects. The present review deals with literature concerning the characteristics, assessment methods and treatment principle of elderly cancer pain. Stressed that the goal for the treatment of elderly cancer is not to return to work or extend life, but to the greatest extent possible to enjoy painless life and to improve quality of life.
出处
《医学与哲学（B）》
2007年第12期9-11,共3页
Medicine & Philosophy(B)
关键词
老年
癌痛
药物治疗
elderly people, cancer pain, pharmacological therapy
