Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:
●(See "Society guideline links: Neuropathic pain".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Chronic pain management".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Palliative care".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Palliative care for advanced lung disease".)
International
Canada
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't recommend more than a single fraction of palliative radiation for an uncomplicated painful bone metastasis (updated 2020)
●CCO: Guidelines on management of pain in cancer and/or palliative care (2017)
●Canadian recommendations for the management of breakthrough cancer pain (2016)
●CCO: Radiopharmaceuticals in the palliation of painful bone metastases (2015)
United States
●National Cancer Institute (NCI): Cancer pain – Health professional version (updated 2021)
●Oncology Nursing Society (ONS): Position statement on cancer pain management (revised 2019)
●ASCO: Clinical practice guideline for the management of chronic pain in survivors of adult cancers (2016)
Europe
●European Pain Federation (EFIC): Standards for the management of cancer‐related pain across Europe (2018)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Clinical guideline on neuropathic pain in adults − Pharmacological management in non-specialist settings (2013, updated 2020)
●NHS Scotland: Scottish palliative care guidelines − Pain assessment (2014, updated 2020)
●NHS Scotland: Scottish palliative care guidelines − Pain management (2014, updated 2020)
●NICE: Clinical guideline on palliative care for adults − Strong opioids for pain relief (2012, updated 2016)
●Health Service Executive (HSE)/Royal College of Physicians (RCPI) National Clinical Programme for Palliative Care: National clinical guideline for pharmacological management of cancer pain in adults (2015, updated 2020)
●British Pain Society (BPS): Cancer pain management (2010)
Australia-New Zealand
●Palliative Care Australia (PCA): National palliative care standards, 5th edition (2018)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine (JSPM): Guidelines for drug therapy for cancer pain (2020)
●[In Japanese] JSPM: Guide to basic concepts in treatment-resistant pain and sedation in cancer patients (2018)