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Management of Cancer Pain (Second Edition)
Corticosteroids are commonly used for children with pain related to mass
effect of tumour e.g. headache from brain metastases, abdominal pain
from liver capsule distension or intestinal obstruction and neuropathic
pain from spinal cord compression. 121
Bisphosphonates should be considered where analgesics and/
or radiotherapy are inadequate for the management of painful bone
metastases. 120, level III; 121; 122, level III

Refer to $SSHQGL[ E on Dosage of Commonly Used Adjuvant Drugs
in Children with Cancer Pain.

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• Adjuvant analgesics may be considered in cancer pain management
in children.

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