• Argelia Lara-Solares, Marisol Ahumada Olea, Amparito de Los Ángeles Basantes Pinos, Sara Bistre Cohén, Patricia Bonilla Sierra, Eva Rossina Duarte Juárez, Omar A Símon Escudero, Juan Guillermo Santacruz Escudero, and Flores CantisaniJosé AlbertoJAPrograma Regional de Cuidados Paliativos, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad No. 25, IMSS, Monterrey NL, México..
• Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición 'Salvador Zubirán', Mexico City, Mexico.
• Pain Manag. 2017 Jul 1; 7 (4): 287-298.

AbstractCancer is a major public health issue. Poor pain management has devastating consequences that seriously affect quality of life, diminish functionality and place a huge emotional burden on patients and their relatives. A group of Latin American opinion leaders were invited to participate in a meeting to discuss areas associated with cancer pain. The expert panel reviewed the latest literature to draft region-specific guidelines for effective pain management. The guidelines make recommendations on tailoring treatment to the specific type of pain and provide local physicians with the state-of-the art findings in the field. Management should be with pharmacological approaches (nonopioid, adjuvant and opioid analgesics, as well as oncologic therapies and interventional procedures) and nonpharmacological approaches.

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