Cancer Breakthrough Pain in the Presence of Cancer-Related Chronic Pain: Fact versus Perceptions of Health-Care Providers and Patients

Conflicts of interest: M. I. R. has served on the speaker's bureau and nurse advisory boards of Cephalon, Inc., and Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She was also a clinical trial subinvestigator for Cephalon's Actiq and Fentora clinical trials and Meda/BDSI's Onsolis clinical trial. C. F. v. G. received an honorarium from Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for describing the features of their buccal fentanyl product.

Correspondence to: Michelle Rhiner, RN-BC, MSN, GNP-BC, CCM, Pallgesia Associates, PO Box 8127, Alta Loma, CA 91737; telephone: (909) 319-1603; fax: (909) 945-2923

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Dr. Rhiner is from Pallgesia Associates, Alta Loma, California.

Dr. von Gunten is Provost, Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, California.