Current challenges in cancer pain management: does the WHO ladder approach still have relevance?

Allen W Burton Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. [email protected]

Basem Hamid Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. [email protected]

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