In 1986 the World Health Organization (WHO) published analgesic guidelines for the treatment of cancer pain based on a three-step ladder and practical recommendations.

The WHO analgesic ladder was developed in 1986 as a simple approach to cancer pain treatment, and it has been extremely useful in teaching simple ideas of cancer pain control across the world. 5 The ...

The WHO three-step analgesic ladder should be switched to a two-step approach that bypasses weak opioids and goes straight to low-dose morphine for moderate cancer pain, Italian researchers suggest.

Strong opioids, including morphine, fentanyl, and oxycodone, have been on the top step (step III) of the World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder for many years.

An analgesic ladder endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Figure 1) can be a helpful guide. 2 The three steps of the ladder list medications that are appropriate for mild, moderate, and ...

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo in Brazil and described in an article published in the journal Scientific Reports shows that anti-inflammatory drugs commonly taken by children ...

Is Cancer Pain Control Improved by a Simple WHO Pain Analgesic Ladder Approach Combined With Tumor-Directed Treatment? The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this ...