How does treatment differ between cancer pain and non-cancer chronic pain?

• A. Cancer pain often requires rapid opioid titration, breakthrough dosing, and adjuvants or interventional therapies; non-cancer chronic pain emphasizes limiting opioid exposure, multimodal strategies, preserving function
• B. Non-cancer chronic pain emphasizes gradual opioid escalation with some adjuvants
• C. Cancer pain should be managed with NSAIDs only
• D. Opioids are never used in cancer pain

Answer: (A)