A patient newly diagnosed with cancer reports having pain at a level of 7 to 8 on a scale of 10. Which type of pain management will be used initially to treat pain in this patient?

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Traditionally, patients have been given opioid analgesics only after a trial with nonopioids has failed. NCCN guidelines recommend selecting drugs based on pain intensity, even in newly diagnosed patients. Patients reporting pain in the 4 to 10 range should be given an opioid.

A Patient Newly Diagnosed with Cancer Reports Having Pain at a Level